APUSH over Spring Break Vocab Terms

Beat Generation

A 1950s literary movement that rebelled against culture, writing with themes of rebellion, nonconformity, and a critique of materialism

Rock n Roll

A new genre of music that signified rebellion and the rejection of expectations, was a bridge between race, class, religion, and culture

Elvis Presley

The King of Rock n Roll, inspired many and bridged racial and cultural divides, a symbol of youth culture and rebellion

Advent of Television

Adoption of television into the home, marked the spread of consumerism and the gain of widespread knowledge and pop-culture, lead-in to advertising

Leave it to Beaver

1950s sitcom that followed an American family in an idyllic suburban setting, showcases the “ideal” family of the 1950s

Mattachine Society

A human rights society that fought for gay rights

The New Left

A political movement that was associated with radical political movements, also associated with the SDS (Students For a Democratic Society)

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Port Huron Statement

A national student activist organization that fought for a society where the people would control societal policy—the movement was led mostly by the youth

The political manifesto of the SDS that was a call for a participatory democracy where everyone helped to solve issues that affected everyone else

Free Speech Movement (FSM)

A student-led protest at the U of California in Berkeley, was a protest against the university restrictions on political activity — inspired by the Civil Rights movement, fought for free speech rights for student activists and wanted the ability to organize political groups on campus

Counterculture

A group that differs significantly from the values and norms of mainstream society, want to change the noms of culture through protest or resistance

Kent State Shooting

A shooting of unarmed students that were protesting against the Vietnam War at Kent State University in Ohio, killed four students and injured nine

1967 March on the Pentagon

A massive protest against the Vietnam war near the Lincoln Memorial

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

De-industrialization

Stagflation

National Energy Act

Superfund

Three Mile Island

Clean Air Act

Endangered Species Act

Rachel Carson and Silent Spring