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history final
chapter 30
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| one example of the shift in attitudes brought about by the women's movement was a significant change in | women's career goals |
| the equal rights amendment passed congress in 1972 and then | failed the ratification process |
| the book Silent Spring exposed the harmful use of | chemicals such as DDT |
| in the 1960s, Mexican Americans fought discrimination in | jobs, education, and legal matters |
| some women who preferred the more traditional role of homemaking felt, opposed, and disapproved what | felt undervalued by the women's movement, opposed the equal rights amendment, and disapproved of feminists' goals |
| many women rejected the women's movement because they | preferred more tradition roles |
| Latinos in the united states come from different countries but they | speak the same language |
| Cesar Chavez gained prominence when he | helped organize a union for migrant farm workers |
| during the 1960s and 1970s, Asian Americans | made economic gains but continued to face discrimination |
| the goal of the American Indian Movement was | autonomy, control of natural resources, and restoration of lands illegally taken |
| the Japanese American Citizens League spoke out against | Japanese American property losses during their wartime internment |
| the theory that men and women are politically, socially, and economically equal is called | feminism |
| Senator Galord Nelson of Wisconsin helped to organize the first national | Earth Day |
| at the Woodstock festival, 400,000 people gathered for | a peaceful concert of major rock bands |
| Latinos are | Spanish-speaking people who come from Latin America |
| the term feminism describes the theory of | the quality of men and women |
| what prevented the Equal Rights Amendment from becoming a law | it failed to be ratified by enough states |
| as a result of their experiences in the civil rights movement, may women learned the importance of | taking advantage of legal tools |
| a government report critical of automobile safety | led to the passage of automobile safety legislation |
| during the 1960s counterculture, men and women | grew their hair long and wore nontraditional clothes |
| environmental activists spurred the government to create the | environmental protection agency |
| Latino political interests were represented by organizations such as | La Raza Unida |
| one successful strategy used by Cesar Chavez was a | nationwide consumer boycott |
| the women's movement borrowed legal tools and inspiration from the | civil rights movement |
| agency to oversee the use of nuclear power | nuclear regulator commission NRC |
| group of activists who wanted to bring women quickly into the mainstream | national organization for women NOW |
| law that would make discrimination based on a person's sex illegal | equal rights amendment ERA |
| person who moves from farm to farm planting and harvesting crops | migrant farm workers |
| group that valued youth, spontaneity, and individuality | counterculture |
| group that worked for compensation for Japanese Americans interned during World War II | Japanese American Citizens League JACL |
| combined federal agencies concerned with air and water pollution | environmental protection agency EPA |
| group that fought for native American treaty rights and self-government | American Indian movement AIM |
| the supreme court case that legalized abortion | Roe vs. Wade |
| Spanish-speaking person from Latin America | Latino |
| wrote a government report exposing the hazards of the automobile | Ralph Nader |
| author of a book detailing the effects of pesticides on the environment | Rachel Carson |
| found of Ms. magazine, a new magazine for women | Gloria Steinman |
| popular 1960s rock music group | the Beatles |
| co-founder of the united farm workers | Cesar Chavez |
| Chippewa activist and member of the American Indian movement | Dennis Banks |
| name for members of the counterculture | hippie |
| conservative political activist who opposed the women's movement | Phyllis Schlafly |
| author of the feminine mystique | Betty Friedan |
| group that sought compensation for losses during internment | JACL |
| group founded by Cesar Chavez to organize Mexican farm workers | UFW |
| field hand who moved from farm to farm | migrant farm workers |
| person whose family origins are in Spanish-Speaking Latin America | Latino |
| worked to ensure the safety of nuclear power plants | NRC |
| enforced national pollution control standards | EPA |
| regulated wastewater discharges | clean water act |
| controlled pollutions caused by industry and car emissions | clean air act |
| the most serious danger posed by drug use was the possibility of | overdosing |
| cultural changes in the 1960s led to more open discussion of | sex |
| what shocked many Americans the most about the Woodstock festival was | drugs and sex |
| people who lived in communal groups rejected | traditional marriage |
| by rejecting conventional customs, the counterculture drew on the example of | the Beat Generation |
| many female hippies chose to wear what kind of dresses | loose-fitting |
| the Beatles were popular performers of the new kind of ____ music that appeared in the 1960s | rock |
| many young people sought to escape from reality by | using drugs |