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APUSH-31-B-4

The New Left and the Counterculture


Resources:

Cultural Revolutions
Resource Type: E-Seminar

Relevant pages:
A Redefinition of the Self: Free Expression
A Redefinition of the Self: Puritanism and Hedonism Combined
Revolution
The New Left
The New Left: Berkeley
The New Left: The Goal of Participation
Key Figures

The Subversive Fifties
Resource Type: E-Seminar

Relevant pages:
Environmental Critique
Environmental Critique: DDT
Environmental Critique: Pollution and Health
Timeline

Relevant transcripts:
Kerouac

Democracy: Limitations and Possibilities
Resource Type: Document-Based Question
During the 1960s, a series of widely disparate protest movements emerged in the United States. While the antiwar movement directed against U.S. intervention in the Vietnam War appeared to be the most salient, many others as well expressed discontent with American government and society. In this question, students are asked to look at a variety of groups—including women, African Americans, and ethnic minorities—many of whose members felt marginalized or underrepresented, became politically active, and helped to establish social movements dedicated to the advancement of their communities. Students can use these documents to determine the degree to which different groups sought to redefine American democracy and make it more inclusive.




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