Activism
Modern movement gained momentum with the establishment of the (EPA) and the first Earth Day. The EPA regulates pollutants that threaten public health and works to enforce laws like the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. Earth Day has become a global day for action and education on environmental issues, including community cleanups and discussions about sustainability.
What is environmental activism
Disappointing, Struggling, Stimulating, Transitional, Exciting, Confusing, Flashy, Liberating, Unusual, Chaotic
What is the characteristics of the 1970s
Five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic Party offices
Several men who were trying to get a President re-elected wanted to spy on the Democratic Party
President and his staff tried to cover-up the break-in.
President had provided "hush money" to the burglars and used the CIA to try and stop the FBI from investigating the case
What is watergate
Inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends
What is fast fashion
Global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth’s climate system
What is Climate Change
This activism had various focuses: some concentrated on workplace discrimination, while others aimed for broader changes in society and family roles. They wanted to confront sexism.
What is the feminist movement
Presidential term from 1974-1977
What is Gerald Ford
Violence and racial tensions erupted
Newer Korean immigrants, who came to the U.S. after 1965, did not know and understand the history of Black people in America
What is 1992 L.A. civil unrest
Workplace characterized by very poor and often illegal working conditions, including long hours, low wages, and unsafe environments
What is sweatshop
Jewish state in Palestine or Israel
What is the Jewish Question
Or Theodore Herlz
Strikes, protests, and rallies demanding more fair treatment for themselves and others
Larry Itliong
Activist, and labor organizer who started a grape strike in Delano, California
Students at San Francisco State College, the Third World Liberation Front
What is Asian-American Activism
Tensions in the middle east over the existence of Israel and support from the United States.
Arab countries that were members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided to stop selling oil to the United States.
What is the Oil Crisis
The accidental Democrat that passed environmental, worker, consumer protection legislation
Chinese fast fashion brand able to turn around a new item in a matter of weeks, rather than months
what is shein
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HINT: MIGRATION
What is immigrate to and emigrate from
Key issues for many in these communities included bilingual education, ending job discrimination, and improving living conditions. César Chávez played a major role in advocating for migrant farmworkers' rights in California.
What is the United Farm Workers
or Mexican-American Activism/Farm activism
Decline in economic activity
What is a recession?
A failed President
What is Jimmy Carter
Asia and pacific region
The region with the highest number of forced labor
Technology that helps monitor health such as an apple watch
What is Digital Healthcare Technology
Aimed at increasing representation of historically underrepresented groups in jobs and education.
What is Affirmative Action?
The New Religious Right and the Media
Fundamentalist (strict)
Moral Majority Movement (Rev. Jerry Falwell)
What is the rise of the "new right"
A leading advocate for gender equality, particularly through litigation and advocacy within the legal system. This person co-founded the ACLU's Women's Rights Project, argued landmark Supreme Court cases, and helped shape legislation like the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, significantly impacting women's rights and advancing the cause of gender equality.
What is Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG)
Labels used to guide you in the purchasing of chocolate
What is fairtrade
On the holiest day of the Jewish year, Egypt, Syria,
Iraq and Jordan attacked Israel
What is the Yom Kippur War