Youth Culture of the 1960s

This study guide explores the impact of the Vietnam War on youth politics, leading to the rise of the New Left and its key manifesto, the Port Huron Statement. It examines the related counterculture movement, including its values, expressions (hippies, music), key events (Woodstock, Summer of Love), and the resulting sexual revolution. Finally, it covers the lasting social, political, artistic, and lifestyle influences of the counterculture.