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Timeline of 1960s counterculture
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History of the hippie movement
The hippie subculture began its development as a youth movement in the United States during the early 1960s and then developed around the world. Its origins may be traced to European social movements in the 19th and early 20th century such as Bohemians, with influence from Eastern religion and spirituality. It is directly influenced and inspired by the Beat Generation, and American involvement in the Vietnam War.
1960s
File:1960s montage.png|Clockwise from top left: U.S. soldiers during the '''[[Vietnam War]]'''; '''[[the Beatles]]''' led the [[British Invasion]] of the U.S. music market; a half-a-million people participate in the '''[[Woodstock|1969 Woodstock Festival]]'''; [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] '''[[Apollo 11|walk on the Moon]]''' during the [[Cold War]]-era [[Space Race]]; the '''[[Stonewall riots]]''' mark the beginning of the [[Gay liberation]] movement; China's [[Mao Zedong]] initiates the [[Great Leap Forward]] plan which fails and brings mass starvation in which [[Great Chinese Famine|15 to 55 million people died]] by 1961, and in 1966, Mao starts the '''[[Cultural Revolution]]''', which purged traditional Chinese practices and ideas; [[John F.
All You Need Is Love
"All You Need Is Love" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in July 1967. It was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song was Britain's contribution to Our World, the first live global television link, for which the band were filmed performing it at EMI Studios in London on 25 June. The programme was broadcast via satellite and seen by an audience of over 400 million in 25 countries.
Anti-authoritarianism
Anti-authoritarianism is opposition to authoritarianism, which is defined as "a form of social organisation characterised by submission to authority", "favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom" and to authoritarian government. Anti-authoritarians usually believe in full equality before the law and strong civil liberties. Sometimes the term is used interchangeably with anarchism, an ideology which entails opposing authority or hierarchical organization in the conduct of human relations, including the state system.
Counterculture
A counterculture is a culture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, sometimes diametrically opposed to mainstream cultural mores. A countercultural movement expresses the ethos and aspirations of a specific population during a well-defined era. When oppositional forces reach critical mass, countercultures can trigger dramatic cultural changes.