The document summarizes the context and events of May 1968 in France. It describes the rigid and conservative society under President Charles de Gaulle, with restrictions on women's rights, homosexuality, and worker protections. Students and workers, making up 2/3 of the population, were seeking freedom, equality, and an end to capitalism and traditional morality. Massive protests and a general strike erupted in Paris in May 1968, bringing the government to the brink of collapse. The movement promoted anarchy, open debate, optimism, and freedom to live life as one chooses.