Chapter 46

Which of these organizations was founded in the 1960s "to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society"?

• National American Woman Suffrage Association

• League of Women Voters

• National Organization for Women

• Women's Army Corp

Read the descriptions below. Who does the list BEST describe?

• Helped found the United Farm Workers

• Organized a national boycott of grapes

• Used hunger strikes to draw attention to the plight of migrant workers

• Maggie Kuhn

• Dolores Huerta

• Rodolfo Gonzales

• César Chávez

Which of the following was responsible for the occupation of Alcatraz Island, the Trail of Broken Treaties, and the Longest Walk?

• Yellow Power movement

• Red Power movement

• La Raza Unida

• Gray Panthers

What was the main goal of the Japanese American Citizens League in the late 1970s and 1980s?

• to obtain reparations for Japanese Americans interned during World War II

• to encourage voter registration among Japanese Americans

• to combat the myth of Japanese Americans as the model minority

• to develop Japanese American ethnic studies programs

Why is Harvey Milk a significant figure in gay rights history?

• He was the first leader of the gay rights movement and owned the Stonewall Inn.

• He was the first governor in the South to pass laws supporting gay rights.

• He was the first openly gay candidate to be elected to office in a major U.S. city.

• He was the first president and founder of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

The Gray Panthers formed in 1972 to speak out against the

• unequal wages that women received in the workforce.

• unfair treatment of elderly Americans in the United States.

• lack of rights and accessibilities for disabled Americans.

• poor work conditions that immigrants often experienced.

In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court

• gave married couples the right to privacy in marital relations.

• ruled that state regulation of abortion was illegal.

• approved the development of the birth control pill.

• set a precedent that women and men should be paid equally.

A law that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in any school program receiving federal funds, including school athletics was

• Title IX.

• the Equal Rights Amendment.

• the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• none of the above

Which of the following is an example of how Chicanos organized for equal rights?

• They participated in a strike against grape growers.

• They pushed for bilingual education in classrooms.

• They worked to improve housing and employment.

• all of the above

Why were Asian Americans labeled the “model minority”?

• Many tended to earn higher salaries than the national average.

• They were seen as hard workers who succeeding without making demands.

• They were most willing to adopt American traditions and customs.

• Many were college-educated and entered professions.