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What were the goals of the LBJ's Great Society
Reduce poverty, improve education, healthcare, and civil rights
What led to the Rust Belt of the 1970's and what was the result
Factories closed or moved away, job losses, economic decline
By the end of the 1900's, why had more women entered the workforce?
The changing of social roles and economic needs
For what reasons did the United Farm Workers organize and were they successful?
Fought for better pay and working conditions for farm workers
What was the importance of Silent Spring?
Exposed the dangers of pesticides, helped the environmental movement grow
Politcally, why is the Watergate scandal important?
Exposed government corruption led to Nixons resignation
Why did the fall of the Berlin Wall represent the end of the Cold War?
Symbolized the end of the Cold War and communist control in Eastern Europe
For what reasons did the U.S. invade Afghanistan in 2001?
Target Al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban