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Era of Change, Nixon, Ford, Carter

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Counterculture   Movement that promoted nonconformity, personal freedom, racial equality, and self-fulfillment.  
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Feminist Movement   Movement that promoted equal opportunities for women, especially in education and the work force.  
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Betty Friedan   Prominent feminist, wrote the Feminine Mystique, which argued that American women wanted more than a domestic life.  
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Title IX   Portion of the Civil Rights Act that legislated equality based on gender and expanded opportunities for women in education.  
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Native Americans   Confrontation at Wounded Knee proved to be an important event in the expansion of civil rights for these individuals.  
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Cesar Chavez   Key leader of the Chicano Movement that organized strikes and secured collective bargaining and improved conditions for migrant farm workers.  
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Silent Spring   Book by Rachel Carson that made Americans aware of the dangers of pesticides.  
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Watergate   Nixon's scandal involving perjury and obstruction of justice, as well as other illegal activities.  
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Gerald Ford   Pardoned Nixon; move was unpopular because people thought he cut a secret deal.  
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Iran Hostage Crisis   Radical Iranian students stormed the US embassy in Tehran and took hostages because of continued US support of their deposed dictator.  
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