AN ERA OF SOCIAL CHANGE
*Read the Americans chapter 31, and chapter 32 section 4. Read Zinn chapter 17 (there will be
no questions on pages 514 to 524, but be sure to read these pages). Review S & A pages 695 to
707. This assignment will be worth 40 points.
Latinos and Native Americans Seek Equality
See The Americans chapter 31, section 1, and Zinn pages 524 to 536.
1. Who was Cesar Chavez and what did he do to help Latinos?
2. Did the Latino population grow or shrink in the 1960s? Why?
3. How were Latinos treated by mainstream American society?
4. What did Latino “brown power” movements advocate?
5. What did Latinos do to enhance their political power?
6. Define the following terms/identify the following people:
a. United Farm Workers Organizing Committeeb. La Raza Unidac. Richard Oakes & Grace Thorpe7. Why did the Native Americans begin to approach the U.S. government about treaties?
8. What was the American Indian Movement (AIM) and what did it advocate?
9. What successes did the Native Americans attain?
10. Briefly describe the events in the village of Wounded Knee (February 1973).
Women Fight for Equality
See The Americans chapter 31, section 2, and Zinn pages 503 to 514.
11. What kinds of discrimination did women encounter at their jobs in the 1960s?
12. How did women’s experiences in World War II, and in civil rights/ antiwar protests
increase their awareness of sexism?
13. What was the impact of Betty Friedan’s book The Feminine Mystique? What did Friedan
mean by the term “mystique”?
14. Identify the following people/organizations:
a. Gloria Steinemb. Phyllis Schlaflyc. Radical Womend. WITCH15. What was the National Organization for Women’s goals? What factions formed in NOW?
Why did they form?
16. What is Roe v. Wade and what impact did it have on women?
17. What was the ERA? Why was it defeated?
18. How successful was the women’s movement in expanding opportunities for women?
19. How did the women’s movement change the way society looks at work and careers for
women?
20. Examine the 1972 cover of Ms. Magazine (see page 986-The Americans). The woman
shown has eight arms and is holding a different object in each hand. What do you think
these objects symbolize in terms of women’s roles? What do you think this drawing says
about women in the 1960s? Explain.
Culture and Counterculture
See The Americans chapter 31, section 3 and Zinn pages 536 to 539.
21. How did members of the counterculture relate to mainstream culture?
22. What were the primary components of hippie life? What were their beliefs?
23. What happened to the counterculture?
24. Define the following terms/Identify the following people:
a. Haight-Ashburyb. The Beatlesc. Woodstockd. Generation Gape. Bob Dylan25. Describe the influence hippies had on art and fashion.
26. What did rock music mean to hippies?
27. How did the counterculture change American social attitudes?
28. Why did conservatives object to the counterculture? What role did the counterculture
and antiwar movement play helping Nixon win the presidency?
29. How did counterculture help contribute to the conservative backlash?
30. How did living arrangements change for some Americans during the late ‘60s/early ‘70s?
Environmental Activism
See The Americans chapter 32, section 4.
I.
Environmental Activism
The Roots of Environmentalism
a. Rachel Carson
i. She was…
b. Silent Springi. Theme of bookii. Impact of book-
II.
Environmental Concerns in the 1970s
a. The First Earth Day
i. Dateii. Purposeb. The Government takes action
i. An environmentalist is…
ii. Environmental Protection Agency
1. Definition2. Date3. Who signed it into law?
iii. Clean Air Actc. Issues in Alaska
i.
ii.
d. Nuclear Energy & 3 Mile Island
i. Debate over Nuclear Energyii. Dateiii. Describe eventiv. Impact of event-
III.
A Continuing Movement
a. The environmental movement continues today by/through…