HST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Watergate Complex, Deindustrialization, Spiro Agnew
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Day 25 - the politics of disillusionment and. Vietnam war erodes public faith in the presidency. Skepticism toward the role and power of government in american life. As protests evolve, spread and radicalize - they create their own culture. Explicit and forceful rejection of middle-class social values. Young generation rebels against conformity in style, social behavior. 95% of college seniors said they had premarital sex. Countercultural high-point at woodstock music festival (august 1969) 400,000 people at a massive 3-day outdoor concert. Celebrate independence from adult authority and the rise of alternative lifestyles. vietnamization - fighting responsibilities shift to vietnamese troops. May: national guard troops fire into a crowd of protesting students at. Protests explode: 450 colleges in 1970; 5 million students strike. National guard occupies 21 campuses to suppress protests. 10 days later, mississippi police fire automatic weapons into a crowd at. 1971: nixon"s troubles grow when new york times publishes the.
