Woodstock and the hippies

In 1969, the young who were born shortly after WWII, the “baby-boomers”, wanted to reject the world as it was; they did not want to live as their parents did. This counter-culture movement lasted about 10 years, from 1965 to 1975 and the young kids were given the name “hippies”. The term “hippy” may come from an African language and mean “open your eyes”. What is sure is that the movement was very strong in North America, but in the rest of the world too, especially in Western Europe.

Doc. Woodstock

- baby boomers
- hippy
- “open your eyes”
- brotherhood
- Woodstock

baby-boomers: par baby-boomers on désigne la génération de personnes nées à la fin de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale.
counter-culture movement: mouvement de contre-culture
brotherhood: fraternité
a long-beard: une longue barbe
economic self-sufficiency: autosuffisance économique
retained: conservé
the gathering: le rassemblement
a middle-class outlook: une perspective bourgeoise
the movement ran out of steam: le mouvement s'essouffla
to earn one's living (doing something): gagner sa vie (en faisant quelque chose)