A Young People’s History Week 10 Quiz

The U.S. said the war in Vietnam was to stop the spread of __________________________.

What country had controlled Vietnam before World War II?

• England

• France

• US

• Russia

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has never become part of the constitution. The ERA would ensure full equality between __________.

The American _______________ Movement approached the government about fulfilling promises it made in more than 400 treaties.

What group of people took over Alcatraz Island in protest.

• Women

• African Americans

• LGBTQ people

• Native Americans

Because of all the movements for equality and justice, the increasing acceptance of LGBTQ people, the change in clothing styles, and more, the 1960s and 1970s were a time of _____________ revolution.

Part of the growing environmental movement saw the first __________ Day in 1970.

List four of the movements for equality or justice that happened in the 1960s and 1970s.

The Vietnam War resulted in the largest ________________________ movement the U.S. had ever seen.

Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring was part of which movement?

• Women’s liberation

• Disability rights

• Environmental

• LGBTQ rights