An APUSH SAQ — The Hippie Movement
3 min readMar 23, 2021
Five questions designed to help students review for the annual exam and that relate to a post-World War II anti-establishment, counter-cultural phenomenon that developed throughout much of the Western world between the mid-1960s and the mid-1970s.
- Mass culture became increasingly homogeneous in the postwar years. What is meant by the term “homogenous mass culture?”
- As mass culture became increasingly homogeneous in the postwar years, artists, intellectuals, and rebellious youth brought forward a number of inspiring challenges to conformity. Name and briefly describe “rebellious youth” who inspired challenges to conformity. Also, name and briefly describe the work of an artist and an intellectual who inspired challenges to conformity
- Young people who participated in the counterculture of the 1960s rejected many of the social, economic, and political values of their parents’ generation. Name and briefly describe a social value of the 1940s and 1950's generation. Also an economic and political values of the 1940s and 1950’s generation.
- Feminists and young people who participated in the counterculture of the 1960s introduced greater informality into U.S. culture. Name and briefly describe one specific piece of historical evidence in support of this claim.
- Feminists and young people who participated in the counterculture of the 1960s advocated changes in sexual norms. Name and briefly describe one specific piece of historical evidence in support of this claim.
