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Postby arber47 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:01 am

1. What did the baby boom generation value? (1 point)traditional, mainstream values
trust in adults and the government
youth, spontaneity, individuality, and spirituality
restriction of minority civil rights and less environmental regulation

2. How did the counterculture affect American society? (1 point)Younger Americans were more willing to question authority than their parents before them.
Americans refused to do drugs or other illegal activities.
Patriotism rose to a new all-time high in the nation.
The number of young people getting married increased substantially.

3. Which of the following events helped the women's movement develop? (1 point)the civil rights movement
the publication of Ms. magazine
the work of Phyllis Shafly
the passage of the ERA

4. The Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 made it illegal to deny credit to someone because of (1 point)gender.
race.
marital status.
sexual orientation.

5. How did the sexual revolution affect American society?
(1 point)Teenage marriages increased.
Sexually transmitted diseases declined.
Individuals talked openly about sex.
Divorce rates decreased.

6. The second wave of feminism differed from the first wave because modern women wanted (1 point)full equality with men, not just the right to vote.
superiority over the men in their lives.
voting rights, as well as full equality
all jobs to be given to women.

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7. Which age group of women showed the greatest percentage increase in labor force participation between 1950 and 2000? (1 point)16–24
25–34
35–44
45–54

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8. What issues led Native Americans to organize activist groups? (1 point)Native Americans suffered high rates of poverty and unemployment.
Native Americans wanted to support American government.
Native Americans were historically revered and offered additional rights by the U.S. government.
Native Americans had higher employment rates than other groups in the United States.

9. What was the effect of Ralph Nader's book Unsafe at Any Speed? (1 point)Train track crossings were equipped with lowering gates.
Certain drugs were declared illegal.
Bicycle helmet laws were passed in several states.
Seat belts were made mandatory in cars.

10. In what way did the U.S. government expand the rights of people with disabilities in the 1960s and 1970s? (1 point)Congress elected a leader who could not walk.
President Kennedy created the Special Olympics.
Congress passed laws guaranteeing disabled persons access to education.
The Supreme Court established a permanent panel on people with disabilities.

11. The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, helped promote the environmental movement because (1 point)it was the site of the first Earth Day activities.
pollutants on its surface caught fire and attracted media attention.
Rachel Carson was born there and it was the site of her novel.
it was the birthplace of the Sierra Club and the Wilderness Society.
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