1960s/1970s Movements

Based on the information in the chart, what was true about gender in America from 1960 to 1990?

• The government passed the Equal Rights Amendment granting women equal access to jobs
• it was illegal for women to be hired for high-ranking corporate positions, like CEO
• the earnings gap improved slightly, but men still made more money than women
• most US women had give up marriage in favor of careers outside the home

The "New Left" demonstrations, riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and the Kent State protest all reflect student disapproval of...

• the unequal status of American women
• racial segregation
• the Vietnam War
• increases in college tuition

During the 1960s and 1970s, someone who used the term "La Raza" would have wanted...

• to restrict immigration from Latin America into the US
• return lands take by the US government to Native American Tribes
• more Asian studies programs in university course offerings
• poverty reforms and bilingual education programs for Mexican-Americans

All of the following groups supported "black separation" or "Black Power" EXCEPT:

• Stokely Carmichael and SNCC
• The Black Panthers
• Malcolm X
• Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP

One similarity between the "New Left" and the "hippie" counter culture was both groups...

• demanded less government involvement and lower taxes
• volunteered as soldiers in the Vietnam War
• were made up mostly of young people who were bothered by mainstream society
• believed that the US government should begin a "War on Drugs"

"The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan was an influential book in the 1960s because it...

• led directly to the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment
• helped strengthen family values
• reinforced the stereotype of women as mothers and housewives
• helped start the modern women's rights movement

"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair (Progressive Era) and "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson were both intended to..

• suggest that a poor person could get rich with hard work
• demand the return of lands seized by the US government to individual Indian tribes
• expose the harmful effects or the environmental impact of certain products
• publicize the growing racial violence in American society as a result of civil rights

"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair (Progressive Era) and "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson were both intended to..

• suggest that a poor person could get rich with hard work
• demand the return of lands seized by the US government to individual Indian tribes
• expose the harmful effects or the environmental impact of certain products
• publicize the growing racial violence in American society as a result of civil rights

The gathering at Woodstock in 1969 is best described as...

• a violent clash between police and students during an anti-war protest
• a three-day music concert dedicated to peace and love
• the break-in of the Democratic National Headquarters that led to Nixon's resignation
• a student protest to demand immediate integration for African Americans

The Equal Pay Act, the Title IX education amendment, and the proposed Equal Rights amendment (ERA) were primarily efforts to improve the status of...

• women
• Native American Indians
• African Americans
• Hispanic migrant workers