Day 3- Other Rights Movements

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the four topics of today's lesson?

• American Indian Movement

• Environmental Movement

• Irish Nationalist Movement

• Disability Rights

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a protest held by the American Indian Movement

• Alcatraz Prison Occupation

• Trail of Broken Treaties

• Standing Rock Protests

• Wounded Knee

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Asian American Movement?

• Cross-ethnic unity

• Patriotism

• Cultural pride

• Anti-racism

Multiple Choice

The Chicano, American Indian and Asian American Movements were all inspired by which prior movement?

• Women's Suffrage Movement
• Labor Movement
• Environmental Movement
• African American Civil Rights Movement

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the book by Rachel Carlson that inspired the Environmental Movement?

• Spring Awakening
• The Silent Ocean
• Silent Spring
• Nature's Call

Multiple Choice

What year was the first Earth Day held?

• 1965
• 1985
• 1970
• 1975

Multiple Choice

What year was the Environmental Protection Agency created?

• 1965
• 1985
• 1970
• 1975

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the New York community that was built on top of a toxic waste dump without the peoples knowledge?

• Love Canal
• Greenwood Heights
• Toxic Town
• Hazardville

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT an illness associated with the Love Canal diseaster?

• birth defects in children

• miscarraiges

• cancer

• Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains what happened at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979

• A complete shutdown of the reactor was ordered due to safety concerns.
• The reactor was successfully upgraded to prevent future incidents.
• A major nuclear explosion occurred, causing widespread damage and radiation poisoning.

• A partial meltdown of a nuclear reactor occurred due to mechanical failures and operator errors.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a primary effect of the Three Mile Island melt down?

• Increased investment in nuclear technology.
• Construction of new nuclear plants slowed way down.

• Immediate shutdown of all nuclear plants in the U.S.
• Increased public interest in renewable energy.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a reason for the Disability Rights Movement?

• To advocate for equal access to public spaces and employment opportunities for people with disabilities

• To promote the privatization of healthcare services across the United States

• To secure exclusive benefits for veterans with service-related injuries

• To eliminate all government regulations related to accessibility

Multiple Choice

What does section 504 say?

• Section 504 requires all programs to be fully accessible to the public.
• Section 504 allows discrimination against people with disabilities in private organizations.

• Section 504 prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in federally funded programs.
• Section 504 mandates equal pay for all employees with disabilities.

Multiple Choice

What was the main goal of the Disability Rights Movement?

• To promote the use of assistive technology only.
• To limit access to public spaces for individuals with disabilities.
• To advocate for equal rights and opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
• To focus solely on medical treatments for disabilities.

Multiple Choice

What important law regarding the disabled was passed in 1990?

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Equal Employment Opportunity Act
• Disability Rights Act

Multiple Choice

What did the ADA do?

• banned discrimination and required buildings, schools, and businesses to be accessible

• provides financial assistance to businesses to hire people with disabilities

• mandates hiring quotas for disabled individuals at all businesses with more than 1000 employees.

• said all public transportation had to have handicapped spaces