USA - government and dissent 1964-1975 facts

Question 1

hispanic Americans

Answer 1

-bracero programme brought 1000s to work on farms
-immigrations and nationality act
-1978 over 7 mil
-rodolfo Gonzales founded crusade for justice- 1966
-cesar Chavez co-founder of national farm workers association
-march 1968 mass walk out - 10-20k students

Question 2

the women’s movement

Answer 2

-more women workers since ww2
-equal pay act- 1963
-civil rights- 1964
-NOW- 1966- Betty Friedan
-women’s lib - radical
-picketing Miss World in 1968
-right to abortion and privacy - 1965
-STOP ERA were their opponents

Question 3

dissent

Answer 3

-anti war protests
- 1968-70
-over 40k students
-hippy movement- Woodstock festival 1968

Question 4

poverty

Answer 4

jfk:
-new frontier
-peacce corps
-minimum wages good but only for those who work
-slum clearance lead to shortage on housing
-housing act and social security act meant benefits available to poorer people
Johnson:
-great society
-medical care act
-VISTA to create more jobs
-in spite of social achievements, Vietnam war lost his reputation, democrats voted out in 1969
nixon:
-criticised Johnson then continues his work
-more money spent on poverty issues
-tax reform
-20% increase on social security spending

Question 5

gay rights

Answer 5

-the stonewall riots- outlawed in all but one state- psychological illness- inn was open to ideas- raided- turned violent
-galvanised gay Americans into action- 3 gay newspapers- GLF and GAA
-more raids
-1970 gay pride marches started

Question 6

native Americans

Answer 6

-sterilisation programme in 1970s impacting population
-1969- vine Deloria wrote Custer dies for your sins calling for Red power movement
-AIM occupied Alcatraz island
-1972 they marched on Washington
-feb 1973 AIM occupied trading post at Wounded Knee
-seige lasted 71 days killing 2 people
-nixon returned 48k acres of land
-indian child welfare act 1974
-indian self determination act 1975