History: chapter 23 test Flashcards
Cesar Chavez used nonviolent means to organize Mexican-American
farm workers.
The event that was most responsible for Chavez’s group gaining negotiating power was
a national boycott.
In the 1970s, La Raza Unida focused its efforts on
electing Latinos to public office.
The Indian Education Act gave greater control over the education of Native Americans to
Native American tribes.
In the 1970s, the American Indian Movement organized all of the following except the
meeting that resulted in the Declaration of Indian Purpose.
The modem feminist movement became more organized and focused after the
passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Phyllis Schlafly became well known for her efforts to
defeat the Equal Rights Amendment.
The members of the counterculture movement were mostly
white, middle-class college youths.
Conservatives placed the blame for the increasing permissiveness in society on
campus rebels and the counterculture.
The conservative reaction to the counter culture
helped propel Richard M. Nixon into the White House.
she opposed the Equal Rights Amendment
Phyllis Schlafly
this is the theory behind the women’s movement
feminism
this was passed by the Congress but never ratified by the states
Equal Rights Amendment
she co-founded Ms. magazine and the National WOmen’s Political Caucus
Gloria Steinem
in The Feminine Mystique, she wrote about “the problem that has no name.”
Betty Friedan
this group was created to pursue more activley the goals of the women’s movement
National Organization for Women
this resulted in the recognition of a woman’s right to have an abortion in the first three months of pregnancy
Roe v. Wade
Conservative opponents of the women’s movement organized this “pro family” coalition.
New Right
among other things, this pushes for the creation of more child-care facilities and for improved educational opportunities for women
National organization for woman
This would have guaranteed that both men and woman would enjoy the same rights and protections under the law.
Equal Rights Amendments
What are some of the reasons that women had for supporting and opposing ratification of the equal rights amendment?
- Support: They needed to protect women’s rights and they needed to ensure equal treatment/opportunity under the law.
- Oppose: They didn’t need it because in the constitution it said that they had equal opportunities. They were afraid it would make women get drafted and that there would be same sex marriage. Also, they were afraid it would end laws protecting their rights.
