Aims = stop the development of nuclear weapons
Reasons for development = due to cold war, nuclear development increased drastically.
Protests = 1958 CND, four-day London march
Success = USA, USSR and Britain signed the nuclear test ban treaty.
Slogan= “Ban The Bomb”
The Hippies; 1960s
Aims = wanted to bring peace in all aspects
Reasons for development = ongoing violence and discrimination, wanted to end it.
Protests = Woodstock, they also defied western dress codes
Success = link to anti war
Slogan= “Make love not war’’
The Women’s Movement 1960-1970
Aims = To bring gender equality, in todays time we identify them as feminists
Reasons for development = discrimination against women was normalized and prominent
Protests = 1968 crowned a sheep Ms America
Success = Introduction of birth control, and abortion became legal in many states.
Slogan= “The personal is the Political”
Anti-War Movement 1964-1972
Aims = Put an end to the Vietnam war
Reasons for development = US government imposed drafts for young men to fight in the
Vietnam war.
Protests = 1965 Boston anti-war protest, Kent university 1970, veterans threw away medals
publicly, burnt draft passes publicly
Success = Nixon pledged to bring troops home.
Slogan= “Draft beer not students” “Hey LBJ how many kids did you kill today”
Student Movements early 1960s
Aims = promote free speech, end racism in university institutions
Reasons for development = triggered by the CRM.
Protests = SDS was founded, free speech campaign 1964, link with hippie movement
Slogan= Linked to all the movements
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