Social Studies 3

Question 1

Cesar Chaves

Answer 1

Cesar Chaves was one of many Hispanic Americans who worked to improve conditions.

Question 2

United Farm Workers

Answer 2

This union was committed to the goal of better pay and working conditions for migrant farmworkers— those who move seasonally from farm to farm for work.

Question 3

Betty Friedan

Answer 3

Betty Friedan described the dissatisfaction some women felt with their traditional roles of wife, mother, and homemaker.

Question 4

National Organization for Women

Answer 4

(NOW) to fight for equal education and career opportunities for women.

Question 5

Equal Rights Amendment

Answer 5

(ERI) would outlaw all discrimination based on sex.

Question 6

Disable in action

Answer 6

(DIA) to make people aware of challenges facing people with disabilities.

Question 7

American Indian Movement

Answer 7

(AIM), founded in 1968 to fight for Native Americans’ rights.

Question 8

Shirley Chisholm

Answer 8

Shirley Chisholm became the first African American women elected to congress in 1968.

Question 9

Betty Friedan

Answer 9

Betty Friedan authored The Feminine Mystique, a book declaring that many women wanted achievements beyond those of becoming a wife and mother.