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Three things the counterculture was going against
Tradition, what's expected, and parents
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Three roots or sources of inspiration for the counterculture
- Beatniks
- Civil Rights Movement
- Vietnam-war peace movement
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Four things that define the counterculture
- Rock N Roll music
- sexual revolution
- mind-altering drugs
- interest in other (eastern) spirituality
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Some differences with the Generation Gap
- Dad is provider, wearing nice suit to work
- Kids wear bell-bottoms with long hair, and don't think about responsibilities
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Three positive effects of the counterculture
- The music
- More groups get equality
- More colleges offer studies on other cultures
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Writer of "The Feminine Mystique"
Betty Friedan
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Book that started/sparked the women's rights movement
The Feminine Mystique
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NOW: stands for?
Nat'l Organization for Women
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NOW's goal
Passage of the equal rights ammendment
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Woman who believed the ERA would hurt families and make women get drafted
Phyllis Schafley
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Roe v Wade
Supreme ct.'s decision granted women the right to legal abortions
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Law (section/passage) which bans discrimination in education
Title 9 of the 1972 Higher Education Act
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Makes it illegal to deny a woman credit because of gender.
Equal Opportunity Credit Act 1974
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Started United Farm Workers programs
Caesar Chavez
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UFW: stands for?
United Farm Workers
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Movement to promote Latin culture and political strength
Chicano Movement
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Three goals of the Chicano Movement
- inclusion of Latino culture and heritage in education
- reduce poverty and improve opportunity for Latinos
- see more Latino representation in all areas of gov't
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Group created to address native fishing rights, but later expanded into civil rights
Nat'l Indian Youth Council
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Group created as an activist group for urban NAs and soon expanded into land, legal, and self-gov't issues
American Indian _____
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Wounded Knee, SD: The Story?
American Indian _____ occupied it 1973, gov't surrounded them, two ended up dead.
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NA tribe/people that was massacred at Wounded Knee in 1890
Sioux
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Granted NA tribes more control over resources on their reservations.
Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975
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Creator of consumer advocacy groups
Ralph Nader
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Organizations to ensure that products were safe and trustworthy
Consumer advocacy groups
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Nixon's regulations to help workers (3)
- Worker safety regulations
- Regular breaks
- Cleanliness
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Author of "Silent Spring"
Rachel Carson
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Book that started/sparked the environmental movement
Silent Spring
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Pesticide banned thanks to "Silent Spring"
DDT
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River that caught fire in 1969, bringing attention to pollution problems
Cuyahoga River, Ohio
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Date of the first Earth Day
April 22, 1970
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Idea/cause of the first earth day
Protest to promote protecting the environment
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Organization to make sure people meet environmental standards
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
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Three acts passed by Nixon to protect the environment
- Clean Air Act
- Clean Water Act
- Endangered Species Act
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Suburb in NY plagued by problems due to toxic waste
Love Canal
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Government effort to clean up toxic waste areas
Superfund
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Island that nearly had a major nuclear disaster when the reactor broke down.
Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania
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Reasons people (companies) were against environmental regulations and such (2)
- Violation of property rights
- Must spend more money to meet regulations
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