USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Woodstock is often viewed cynically as just another manifestation of commercialism. Yet, to the more radical members of the 1960s counterculture, it was viewed as the beginning of a utopian political youth movement that, ultimately, was short-lived (Anderson, 1995).

Detailed explanation-2: -Woodstock helped bring counterculture into the mainstream, in part because it showed people types of music that they had not previously aware of. The antiwar messages that saturated the folk and rock featured in music resonated heavily with the majority of Americans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Experimentation with LSD, DMT, peyote, psilocybin mushrooms, MDA, marijuana, and other psychedelic drugs became a major component of 1960s counterculture, influencing philosophy, art, music and styles of dress.

Detailed explanation-4: -It’s been 50 years since Woodstock made music history. The groundbreaking festival is seen today as a nexus of freedom, drugs and rock and roll–and as a defining symbol of 1960s counter-culture, idealism and anti-war sentiment.

Detailed explanation-5: -The 1960s to mid-1970s counterculture generation was an era of change in identity, family unit, sexuality, dress, and the arts. It was a time when youth rejected social norms and exhibited their disapproval of racial, ethnic, and political injustices through resistance, and for some subgroups, revolt.