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1970s The Rights Revolution

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  • Which movement took over Alcatraz Island and Wounded Knee, SD as part of a protest?
    American Indian Movement (AIM)
  • This political organization was created to support the ERA & to push for the legalization of abortion.
    National Organization for Women (NOW)
  • This 1973 law helped to protect endangered plants and animals.
    Endangered Species Act
  • The United Farm Workers went on strike and asked consumers to boycott what fruit?
    Grapes
  • Which political group----liberal or conservative---wanted the government to create environmental regulations?
    Liberal
  • What is the first National Monument recognizing the LGBTQ movemement?
    New York City (Stonewall Inn)
  • On April 22, 1970, Americans celebrated this day of environmental activism.
    Earth Day
  • Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man to achieve this.
    Get elected to political office (San Francisco city council)
  • This 20 year old gay man was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime in 1998.
    Matthew Shepard
  • In what US region did Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and others from the Caribbean settle when they arrived in the US in the 1960s & 70s??
    East Coast (New York City)
  • This comedian/actress played the first openly gay character on a television show.
    Ellen DeGeneres
  • This 1973 Supreme Court decision gave women the right to legal abortions.
    Roe v. Wade
  • This failed amendment would have guaranteed gender equality under the law if it had passed.
    Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
  • In 2011 the US military ended this policy which forced soldiers to stay in the closet.
    Don't Ask. Don't Tell.
  • This 1972 law banned discrimination in education (including school sports) on the basis of sex.
    Title IX
  • This 1969 event started the LGBTQ rights movement.
    The Stonewall Riot
  • In 1970, President Nixon & Congress created this agency to protect the environment.
    Environmental Protection Agency
  • What is a Chicano?
    A person from Mexico.
  • Betty Friedan wrote this 1963 book describing why women are upset about how they are treated at home and in the workforce.
    The Feminine Mystique
  • This 1970 law combatted air pollution by limiting emissions from factories and automobiles.
    Clean Air Act
  • Before the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, a woman could not get a ________ by herself.
    credit card
  • What movement inspired all of the groups that pushed for equality in the 1970s?
    The Civil Rights Movement
  • This is the theory that men & women should have political, social and economic equality.
    Feminism
  • This 1973 law reduced water pollution by industry and agriculture.
    Clean Water Act
  • Cesar Chavez organized which group of workers?
    Migrant farm workers (Mexican)
  • In what year did the US legalize same-sex marriage?
    2015
  • In 1996, this high school club was created to support LGBTQ students.
    GSA (Gay/Straight Alliance)
  • What does UFW stand for?
    United Farm Workers (a labor union for migrant farm workers)
  • Which group of Americans gained the right to equal access to education in the 1970s?
    Students with disabilities
  • This book by Rachel Carson launched the environmental movement in 1962.
    Silent Spring
  • Which sports organization for athletes with intellectual disabilities was created by the Kennedy family?
    Special Olympics
  • Underground pollution called _____ waste can cause high rates of cancer & birth defects.
    Toxic
  • What does AIDS stand for?
    Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  • At Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, there was a partial meltdown at a ______ power plant.
    Nuclear
  • This female journalist founded Ms. Magazine in 1972.
    Gloria Steinem
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