Era of Change Review

What was the name of the organization founded by Cesar Chavez to fight for the rights of farm workers?

• United Farm Workers (UFW)

• Workers Rights Alliance (WRA)

• Agricultural Laborers Association (ALA)

• Farm Workers Union (FWU)

What was the main goal of the United Farm Workers (UFW)?

• To advocate for the use of pesticides in farming.

• To promote the use of child labor in agriculture.

• To decrease the availability of fresh produce in the market.

• To improve working conditions and wages for farm workers

Which famous boycott led by Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers (UFW) resulted in a significant victory for farm workers?

• Boston Tea Party

• Delano grape strike and boycott

• Montgomery bus boycott

• Gulf Coast boycott

What is the annual holiday in the United States that honors the legacy of Cesar Chavez?

• Labor Day

• Cesar Chavez Day

• Independence Day

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day

What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?

• The Capitol Building
• The White House
• Republican Headquarters
• Democratic Headquarters

Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?

• He had an affair with an intern
• He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
• He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
• He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation

In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?

• Resign
• Die while in office
• Flee the country
• Own a cat

After the U.S. got out of Vietnam in 1973, what happened to the country two years later?

• The South Vietnamese won thanks to Nixon's bombing of Cambodia
• The country remained divided at the 17th parallel and still remains divided today
• The North Vietnamese won and made the entire country communist
• The U.S. re-entered the war and helped the South Vietnamese defeat the north

Which US president created the EPA?

• George Bush

• John F. Kennedy

• Barack Obama

• Richard Nixon

A Labor Union formed in 1966 to seek higher wages and better working conditions for Mexican-American farm workers in California.

• La Raza Unida

• American Indian Movement

• United Farm Workers Organizing Committee

• Equal Rights Amendment