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Protests in the 60s and 70s

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This group was demanding...equal rights. Wanted greater emphasis on Fathers raising their children, improved healthcare, and access to legal abortions

a)

UFW

b)

women

c)

AIM

d)

Chicanos

2.

What was the effect of the grape strike in California?

a)

Workin conditions and pay for workers stayed the same

b)

Grape growers decided to stop growing grapes

c)

People bought more grapes

d)

Working conditions and pay improved for workers

3.

MAYO, Raza Unida, MECHA, Brown Berets are all connected to which movement?

a)

Chicano Movement

b)

AIM

c)

UFW

d)

Black Panthers

4.

This movement began in Oakland, California in 1966

a)

Women's Lib

b)

Gay Lib

c)

Black Panthers

d)

UFW

5.

What is feminism?

a)

the idea that women should have equal political, economic, and social rights

b)

the idea that women should have the right to vote

c)

the idea that women should be placed higher than men in society

6.

As a form of protest, this group occupied the island of Alcatraz and claimed it by "Right of Discovery."

a)

Gay Liberation Movement

b)

Black Panthers

c)

UFW

d)

A.I.M.

7.

Which ethnic group started the farmworker grape strike?

a)

Mexicans

b)

Filipinos

8.

In 1977, the gay community made a breakthrough when ___, an openly gay man, was elected to the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco, CA.

a)

B. Friedan

b)

Harvey Milk

c)

Bayard Rustin

d)

Huey Newton

9.

The Title IX (9) helped women because it

a)

gave them the right to vote

b)

made it legal for them to own property

c)

made it illegal to discriminate against women and girls in schools

d)

made pay equal for men and women working the same job

10.

This group organized demonstrations demanding reparations, government responsiveness to Indian needs, and greater independence.

a)

UFW

b)

Asian American Movement

c)

Chicago Youth Movement

d)

A. I. M.

11.

Which can we infer about the Black Panthers?

a)

they reacted to oppression and racial injustices

b)

They only used non-violence

c)

They were created by MLK Jr.

d)

They were militant and only sought to cause harm

12.

Major successes of this movement were: In 1963, the Equal Pay Act was passed. It outlawed paying men more than women for the same job. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act outlawed job discrimination. It became the legal basis for advances by the women's movement.

a)

A.I.M.

b)

Women's Liberation Movement

c)

Black Panthers

d)

Gay Liberation Movement

13.

Over the course of several weeks in March 1968, thousands of mostly ___ students walked to of public schools in Los Angeles in protest because their schools did not offer equal educational opportunities for ____ American students and did not honor those students' identities and culture.


The East LA school walkouts were one manifestation of the _______ Movement, which promoted the rights of _________ Americans in the United States throughout the 1960s and 1970s. WHICH GROUP IS THIS?

a)

Chicano Movement

b)

Asian American Movement

c)

Women's Liberation Movement

d)

American Indian Movement

14.

This group believed that nonviolent protests could not truly liberate them or give them power over their own lives.

a)

Disabled People

b)

Asian Americans

c)

Women

d)

Black Panthers

15.

The group spoke out against police brutality, armed themselves, created community support programs like free breakfast for kids and free groceries

a)

Black Panthers

b)

Women's Liberation Movement

c)

American Indian Movement

d)

Asian American Movement

16.

Since the 1850s, racist impulses had fueled anti-________ immigration laws, harsh working conditions, laws prohibiting marriage between whites and ______, school segregation, laws against _______________ owning property, and racist violence. IN addition, during World War II, those of __ ancestry, including many American citizens, were interned in barren camps because they considered a national threat. Inspired by the "Black Power" civil rights movement, large numbers of ______ Americans organized in the 1960s to change their status in society.

a)

Native American

b)

Black

c)

Asian

d)

Mexican

17.

The model minority myth ignores the diversity of _______ American cultures.

a)

Indigenous

b)

Latino

c)

Asian

d)

Black

18.

In the 50s & 60s __ were quiet about their _ orientation for fear of losing jobs, friends, & family. Police would target and attack ___ bars. This group wanted equality and to unite the ___ community.

a)

Gay

b)

People with Disabilities

c)

Women

d)

Farm Workers

19.

The Disabled Rights MOvemetn wanted which of the following...

a)

pushed for services for people with disabilities

b)

public spaces that were accessible for people with disability

c)

inclusion for students with disabilities and not to be segregated into separate schools

d)

all of the above

20.

What are migrant workers?

a)

People who buy farms

b)

People who own farms

c)

People who go from farm to farm to find work

d)

People who sell farms

21.

What are the Stonewall Riots

a)

Violent clashes between police and the LGBT community at a popular gay bar

b)

A secret society where LGBT could be open about their identity

c)

A sit-in at a university to protest police brutality

d)

A series of protests to legalize gay marriage

22.

Chavez organized _ to help migrant workers get better pay and working conditions

a)

churches

b)

stores

c)

schools

d)

labor unions

23.

The Chavez family and other migrant workers faced many obstacles. Which of the following was a problem they faced?

a)

living in camps with no running water

b)

earning very low pay or no pay at all

c)

living with no electricity

d)

all of the above

24.

During the 1950s and 1960s, This Group had the lowest income, the worst health, the highest suicide rate, the shortest life expectancy, and the highest unemployment of any minority group in the United States.

a)

Women

b)

African Americans

c)

Asian Americans

d)

Native Americans

25.

What was the organization that helped women gain economic, legal, and social rights?

a)

AARP

b)

Women of the World (WOW)

c)

National Organization for Women (NOW)

d)

NAACP

26.

The Capitol Crawl is associated with which group?

a)

Women's Lib

b)

Gay Lib

c)

UFW

d)

Disabled Rights Movement

27.

This movement was ignited by Betty Friedan's Book, The Feminine Mystique. For the book, Friedan traveled around the country interviewing ___ who had graduated with her from Smith College in 1942. Friedan found that while ___ reported that they had everything they could want, they still felt unfulfilled. The book became a bestseller.

a)

Disabled Americans

b)

Women

c)

LGBT

d)

Farm Workers

28.

Which of these groups called for ethnic studies classes in schools? (Select Multiple Answers)

a)

Asian American Movement and Chicano Youth Movement

b)

American Indian Movement and Women's Liberation Movement

c)

Chicano Youth Movement and Gay Liberation Movement

d)

all of the above

29.

What does A. I.M. stand for?

a)

Anti-Indian Management

b)

Ancient Indian Mojo

c)

American Indian Movement

d)

American Independence Movement