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Question 1

The term “counterculture” refers to a group of people who

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have different values from mainstream society.

Question 2

Which statement best describes how Americans in the 1960s felt about the Vietnam War?

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In the early 1960s, few Americans concerned themselves with the war. By the end of the decade, most Americans believed that the war had been a mistake.

Question 3

How did most college students who opposed the Vietnam War protest the fighting?

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They held sit-ins or used other nonviolent tactics.

Question 4

Members of the 1960s counterculture movement were often called

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hippies.

Question 5

Young women who belonged to the 1960s counterculture movement often

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pursued nontraditional roles instead of becoming wives and mothers.

Question 6

The Beats of the 1950s were a group of influential

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writers.

Question 7

What nicknames were given to supporters of the Vietnam War and those in opposition of it?

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hawks and doves, respectively

Question 8

In the 1960s, many members of the counterculture movement expressed their beliefs about property by

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living in communes with shared possessions.

Question 9

In the 1960s, people across the United States were exposed to the counterculture through

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mass media.

Question 10

By the late 1960s, most Americans

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had begun to question the cost of the Vietnam War.

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