history final Word Scramble

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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

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