Protest and Change 1960's & 1970's

First organized women's rights conference

• Seneca Falls Conference
• North American Revolution
• Estates General
• Maternal Feminism

Upholds values different from those of mainstream culture

• SALT
• Watergate
• Feminism
• Pardon
• Counterculture

Freezes intercontinental ballistic missiles and other weapons

• SALT
• Watergate
• Feminism
• Pardon
• Counterculture

Political scandal involving illegal activities of the President

• SALT
• Watergate
• Feminism
• Pardon
• Counterculture

American Feminist

• Ralph Nader
• Betty Freidan
• Jimmy Carter
• Gerald Ford
• Cesar Chavez

Fights for worker rights for farmworkers

• Ralph Nader
• Betty Freidan
• Jimmy Carter
• Gerald Ford
• Cesar Chavez

To what does the “glass ceiling” refer?

• the unavailability of higher education for women
• the political shortcomings of the women’s rights movement
• the ability for women to engage in every facet of politics except the vote
• the restrictions on women’s advancement in the workplace

How did the nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island affect the United States?

• It caused severe long-term diseases in local communities.
• It led to the shutdown of all nuclear power plants in the nation.
• It increased public fear of disasters and opposition to nuclear energy.
• It released a radioactive gas that forced people to abandon their homes.

What was the purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency?

• to eliminate the use of nuclear power in the United States
• to regulate pollutants that threatened humans and wildlife
• to organize a nationwide protest against toxic industrial practices
• to challenge terms of the Fifth Amendment that damaged the environment

What did the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty accomplish?

• It made it illegal to stockpile ballistic missiles.
• It controlled the use of intercontinental ballistic missiles.
• It increased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• It ended the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.