Name: ______________
HERE COME THE HIPPIES .
Anti-war movement in America
After JFK’s death, the Vietnam War escalated & a large numbers of Anti-war protestors emerged…”The
Hippies”. This movement grew to overwhelming numbers & took hold of the social culture of the 60s.
Today you will be looking at a wide variety of Vietnam War protest.
Using the internet, answer the questions below.
Go to http://library.thinkquest.org/27942/timeline/timeline.htm and answer the following questions:
1. From 1960-1963 there was another “movement” in full swing, name the movement: ____________
2. The years between 1964-1967 marked major escalation of _______________________ in Vietnam.
3. What “event” happened that gave the US an excuse to enter the war? _____________________
4. What Administration/President increased the amount of troops in Vietnam? ___________________
As the Anti-War movement grows, it takes over American Culture. Use any internet site to answer the
following questions…
1. Find 5 protest songs from the Vietnam War. List the name, artist, and date. Put a check mark next to the title
ones that you’ve heard before.
Title
Artist
Year
2. Listen or read the lyrics to 2 of the songs you found. Below, write in 2-3 sentences what you believe the song is
trying to tell America or what it wants America to do (what’s the message?) Give an example of at least 1 line of the
song.
Message to America
Song 1
Song 2
Example of 1 line of the song
3. Now let’s look for some Hippies….Find 3 famous people who were against the Vietnam War. List them below.
1.
2.
3.
4. Find your ideal version of a hippie (no drug use being shown please) on the Internet. Copy the picture to the chart
or print it out and attach it to this sheet. Then, list 4 characteristics that this person has that fits with your definition
of a hippie.
Picture (no drugs)
4 characteristics
1)
2)
3)
4)
5. Hippies LOVED protest buttons - they were huge during the 2nd half of the 60s! Find 3 anti-war buttons from the
60s and write what they say/describe them below…
Button 1:
Button 2:
Button 3:
6. Come & get the “Are you a Hippie” Quiz & complete it to find out if you would be considered a “Hippie”! You
must attach the quiz to this sheet.
What are your results? Are you surprised? Explain why or why not.
EC1: Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/fun/quizzes/music_quizzes.shtml and look for the “Top of the Pops” picture.
Next to it, click on the 60s music quiz….see how you do! Write your score here & one crazy thing you learned.
EC2: Find some other Anti-War quizzes…Write the link below!