A Decade of Promise: The 1960s

Flashcards covering key concepts and terminology from the lecture on the cultural, political, and social changes of the 1960s.

The Great Society

A set of domestic programs launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Legislation that prohibited discrimination in public places and aimed to ensure equal opportunities in the workplace.

Vietnam War

A prolonged conflict in Southeast Asia where the U.S. escalated its military commitment to support anti-communist South Vietnam.

Stonewall Rebellion

A series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the gay community in response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in 1969, marking the beginning of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.

Woodstock Festival

A music festival held in 1969 that became a symbol of the 1960s counterculture, celebrating peace, love, and music.

Counterculture

A movement during the 1960s characterized by the rejection of mainstream values and the embrace of alternative lifestyles, including the hippie movement.

Baby Boom Generation

The demographic cohort born between 1946 and 1964, which experienced significant cultural and social changes during the 1960s.

Lyndon B. Johnson

The 36th President of the United States, who launched the Great Society and escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

John F. Kennedy

The 35th President of the United States, known for his charismatic leadership and for being assassinated in 1963.

The Feminine Mystique

A book published by Betty Friedan in 1963 that is credited with sparking the second wave of feminism in the United States.