Maybe it's the Beatles, dancing hippies, and Vietnam.” Hippies might be the most famous symbol of the 1960s; after all, they emerged in the middle of that decade. But they didn't really hit their stride until the early 1970s, when their numbers and influence peaked.

Were hippies in the 60s or 70s?

hippie, also spelled hippy, member, during the 1960s and 1970s, of a countercultural movement that rejected the mores of mainstream American life. The movement originated on college campuses in the United States, although it spread to other countries, including Canada and Britain.

Is flower power 60s or 70s?

The term 'flower power' became synonymous with the 1960's. This slogan is used to describe the passive, peaceful resistance movement of the time, which was rooted in the opposition against the Vietnam War.