HIST 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Second-Wave Feminism, Environmentalism, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill
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Political history week 9 nov 9th ( 60s liberations) Consensus culture of the 50s (people trust the government, nationalistic) In the 60s challenges to this consensus blew up. Both nixon and trudeau came into power in the 60s. Civil rights in the us critical post-war movement. National liberation movements for formerly colonized groups. Desegregating schools, in 60s turns more into unofficial segregation (state, municipal, etc oppressive laws) martin luther king = leader of civil rights movement emerging in. Age of tv now, so civil rights activists earned that if they can get on tv and generate sympathy for the cause won. Huge period of university expansionbaby boom, etc. (impact of youth, baby boom totally skews the demographics so many young people and they have so much clout in the marketplace and he future rests with them) Anti-war movement spills over into canada as well (anti-vietnam war protests in montreal) active in universities.
