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This woman described women's dissatisfaction in her 1963 book THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE.
Who is BETTY FRIEDAN
100
She refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger and was arrested for it. This ended up leading to the Montgomery bus boycott...
Who is ROSA PARKS
100
The most influential Latino activist and man responsible for the formation of the UFW among many other things.
Who is CESAR CHAVEZ
100
This was the term for activists who operated against the cultural norms of the time period.
What is COUNTERCULTURE
100
This man said "I have a dream" and became a prominent voice for African Americans during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, promoting non-violence, before he was assassinated.
Who is MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR
200
THIS woman was denounced (was against) women's liberation and called it a "total assault on the family, on marriage, and on children."
Who is PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
200
This African American lawyer worked with civil rights organizations to challenge segregation in the courts and was instrumental in winning Brown v Board of Education.
Who is THURGOOD MARSHALL
200
This group, was founded in 1968 to ease poverty and help secure legal rights as well as self-government for Native Americans.
What is the AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT (AIM).
200
Congress passed THIS in 1965 which banned literacy tests in politics.
What is the VOTING RIGHTS ACT
200
This British pop-rock band helped lead a musical revolution that changed America and inspired the newest and youngest generation to rebel.
Who are THE BEATLES
300
A radical feminist who south to raise consciousness through the media and helped co-found MS. magazine in 1972.
Who is GLORIA STEINEM.
300
The charismatic leader of the Nation of Islam who promoted using any aggression as necessary to meet civil rights goals and also believe in separating communities based on race.
Who is MALCOLM X
300
A broader movement for Latinos worked to raise consciousness, reduce poverty, and end discrimination as well as attain political power and rights for Latinos.
What is the CHICANO MOVEMENT
300
On April 22, 1970, this event had more than 20 million people bringing the environment to the forefront of discussion. It is celebrated on April 22 every year since!
What is EARTH DAY
300
He published the book UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED which investigated the link between flawed car designs and motor vehicle deaths leading to a large improve in automobile safety.
Who is RALPH NADER
400
During the counterculture and sexual revolution, many hippies promoted the use of ______________ or living together in small communities in which the people have common interests and share resources.
What is COMMUNES
400
This Civil Rights act was passed by Lyndon B. Johnson after Kennedy's death and it banned segregation in public accommodations.
What is THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
400
This 1973 act helped protect endangered plants and animals...
What is the ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.
400
These two acts were passed in 1970 & 1973 respectively, and combated air pollution by limiting emissions as well as reduced water pollution by industry and agriculture. What were the two acts?
CLEAN AIR ACT and the CLEAN WATER ACT
400
Segregation that is IMPOSED BY LAW... is referred to as?
What is DE JURE SEGREGATION
500
TWO ANSWERS: 1) the theory of political, social, and economic equality of men and women is referred to as? 2) Friedan helped establish this organization, NOW, which dedicated itself to winning "true equality for all women"... what does NOW stand for?
1) FEMINISM 2) NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN
500
TWO ANSWERS NEEDED... 1) In the spring of 1961, the CORE group staged this event traveling through the Deep South to test the federal government's willingness to enforce the law... 2) in 1964, the SNCC mounted this major voter registration project...
1) Freedom Ride 2) Freedom Summer
500
To determine the causes of riots in the 1960s, President Johnson established the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, known as the ________________________ and it concluded that long-term racial discrimination stood as the single most important cause of violence.
What is the KERNER COMMISSION
500
Published in 1962, SILENT SPRING, inspired a generation of environmental activism. In the book the deadly impact that pesticides were having on birds and animals was shown as well as the impact humans had on damaging the environment. Who was the author?
Who is RACHEL CARSON
500
This tactic is used still today in Congress and is where senators give incredibly long speeches to hold up legislative business.
What is FILIBUSTER (or filibustering)
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