Chapter 21 Terms quiz Flashcards
Generation Gap
a difference of opinions and outlooks between one generation and another. These differences may relate to beliefs, politics, language, work, demographics and values.
Beatles
English rock band composed of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
Commune
a group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities.
Timothy Leary
Clinical psychologist founded the Harvard Psilocybin Project after a revealing experience with magic mushrooms he had in Mexico in 1960. Was in favor of drugs being used RESPONSIBLY.
Feminism
the belief in social, economic, and political equality of the sexes.
Betty Friedan
co-founder of the National Organization for Women and helped found the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws in 1969. Later she renamed National Abortion Rights Action League and more recently NARAL Pro-choice America.
NOW
National Organization for Women. founded in 1966 to promote feminist ideals and eradicate discrimination
ERA
Equal Rights Amendment a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would invalidate many state and federal laws that discriminate against women
Gloria Steinam
Steinem helped to found the Women’s Action Alliance and the National Women’s Political Caucus.
Phyllis Schlafly
was an American attorney, conservative activist, and anti-feminist,who was nationally prominent in conservatism. She opposed feminism, gay rights, and abortion, and campaigned against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Cesar Chavez
he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which became the United Farm Workers labor union. He worked on achieving dignity, respect, fair wages, medical coverage, pension benefits, and humane living conditions,
Migrant Farmworker
a seasonal farmworker who travels to the. job site so that the farmworker is not reasonably able to return to his/her permanent residence within the same day.
UFW
Begun in 1962 by Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, Gilbert Padilla, and other early organizers, the United Farm Workers of America is the nation’s longest enduring farm worker union. The UFW continues organizing in major agricultural sectors, chiefly in California.
Chicano Movement
the Chicano Movement sought to empower Mexican Americans, and give them a voice
AIM
Dennis Banks and Clyde Bellecourt founded AIM in 1968 in Minneapolis. AIM’s original goal was to curb racial profiling in Minneapolis and give a voice to Native Americans living in the city.
Japanese American Citizens League
The JACL contributes to the enactment of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act that significantly expands Asian immigration.
Rachel Carson
Raised awareness about environmental issues around the world. Her book Silent Spring became an international bestseller. Carson’s work led to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and the first Earth Day celebration in 1970.
Earth Day
Created by Gaylord Nelson to raise awareness on environmental issues.
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency. Was created by Nixon in 1970. Banned the use of the most common pesticide DDT for its negative effect on the environment.
Clean Air Act
establishes federal standards for mobile sources of air pollution and their fuels and for sources of 187 hazardous air pollutants
Clean Water Act
In 1969 Ohio’s Cuyahoga River was so fouled by industrial pollution that the river caught on fire. Public outcry over dirty rivers spurred Congress to pass the landmark Clean Water Act in 1972.
Endangered Species Act
provides a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats both domestically and abroad.
