Chapter 20 Short Answer/Extended Response

Question 1

(3 points) What were the three main issues that the Beat Movement was concerned with?

Answer 1

-They stressed independence and social advancement over conformity and financial gain
-They took part in the civil rights movement to fight racism
-They were scared of the future due to nuclear weapons

Question 2

(2 points) Describe how the counterculture impacted fashion and music in the 1960s.

Answer 2

-Fashion- Individualized dressing—strands of beads, ragged blue jeans, long hair for men, tie-dye, bell-bottoms, etc
-Music—Folk—included Bob Dylan and Joan Baez and Rock ‘n’ Roll including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and The Who

Question 3

(5 points) Discuss the ERA, including what it was, the ratification process, and what the arguments were against it.

Answer 3

-It guaranteed equal rights for women under the law
-38 states were needed to ratify but by 1978, 35 had ratified
1. women would lose their right to alimony in divorces
2. they could lose their right to be exempt from military drafts
3. they could lose the right to have women’s only colleges

Question 4

(3 points) Discuss the details of Roe v Wade.

Answer 4

-state governments could not regulate abortion during the first 3 months of pregnancy
-during the 2nd 3 months, states could regulate abortions based on the health of the mother
-states could ban abortions in the last 3 months unless there was a medical emergency

Question 5

(3 points) Discuss Latin immigration to the US. Discuss those from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. Include when they arrived and where they settled.

Answer 5

-They stressed independence and social advancement over conformity and financial gain
-They took part in the civil rights movement to fight racism
-They were scared of the future due to nuclear weapons