1960s and 1970s Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Counterculture | Movement that promoted nonconformity, personal freedom, racial equality, and self-fulfillment. |
Feminist Movement | Movement that promoted equal opportunities for women, especially in education and the work force. |
Betty Friedan | Prominent feminist, wrote the Feminine Mystique, which argued that American women wanted more than a domestic life. |
Title IX | Portion of the Civil Rights Act that legislated equality based on gender and expanded opportunities for women in education. |
Native Americans | Confrontation at Wounded Knee proved to be an important event in the expansion of civil rights for these individuals. |
Cesar Chavez | Key leader of the Chicano Movement that organized strikes and secured collective bargaining and improved conditions for migrant farm workers. |
Silent Spring | Book by Rachel Carson that made Americans aware of the dangers of pesticides. |
Watergate | Nixon's scandal involving perjury and obstruction of justice, as well as other illegal activities. |
Gerald Ford | Pardoned Nixon; move was unpopular because people thought he cut a secret deal. |
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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