Chapter 23: SGR

The word feminism describes the theory that

• women are superior to men.

• women should have equal rights with men.

• women should focus on traditional roles.

• women should not work outside the home.

Which of these was a result of the women's right movement of the 1960s?

• The Equal Rights Amendment became law.

• Women began earning more than men in most jobs.

• Women won the right to end an unwanted pregnancy.

• Women were no longer allowed to join the military.

Many women rejected the women's movement because they

• preferred traditional roles.

• thought it was too weak to be effective.

• did not support women's right to vote.

• opposed equal pay for women.

The Latino population in the United States is made up of people whose family origins are in

• Africa

• Latin America

• Native Americans.

• miners.

César Chavéz fought to improve the lives of

• farm workers.

• Latino students.

• Native Americans.

• miners.

Which of these was a goal of Japanese American activists

• to gain compensation for losses suffered during their World War II internment.

• to convince Congress to pass anti-Asian immigration laws.

• to prevent Hawaii from becoming a state.

• to try to gain better job opportunities in their jobs.

The American Indian Movement worked to

• secure citizenship rights for Native Americans.

• gain Native American self-government

• regain traditional Native American lands.

• promote cultural pride within their communities.

The counterculture of the 1960s valued and promoted

• corporate adn business influences.

• personal freedom and individuality.

• beautifying America.

• classical music.

In Silent Spring, Rachel Carson warned Americans of the dangers of

• chemical pesticides.

• nuclear power.

• unsafe automobiles.

• strong environmental laws.

The consumer movement of the 1960s was spearheaded by

• passage of the Clean Water Act.

• Ralph Nader's campaign to improve auto safety.

• the government's lack of effort to enforce environmental laws.

• the falling price of food and other products.