Chapter 30 Section 1
The Counterculture
counterculture
generation gap
Beatles
commune
Haight-Ashbury
Timothy Leary
1. What musical event advertised “Three days of Peace & Music?”
did it take place?
Where
2. What statement made by many hippies showed their distrust of people in
authority?
3. What was symbolic about long hair?
4. What artist was famous for satirical art such as Campbell soup cans?
5. Name two authors whose novels blurred the line between reporting and
political activism.
6. Infographic: What two events greatly influenced the parents of Baby
Boomers? What magazine reflected the Boomers attitudes towards
authority?
7. What district of San Francisco became a haven for the counterculture?
8. What happened at the Altamont Rock Festival while the Rolling Stones
played? How was this a symbolic end to the counterculture?
Chapter 30 Section 2
The Women’s Rights Movement
feminism
Betty Friedan
NOW
ERA
Gloria Steinam
Phyllis Schlaffy
Roe v. Wade
1.
What movement in American society greatly influenced the women’s movement?
2.
Where did Sandra Day O’Connor go to law school? How would she later win fame?
3.
What beauty pageant became a target of radical feminists?
4.
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 benefit women?
5.
What government agency was established by the Civil Rights Act to enforce the federal prohibition
on job discrimination?
6.
How has the percentage of women in the workforce changed between 1950 and 2000?
7.
What group makes up the largest percentage of poor people in America?
Chapter 30 Section 3
The Rights Revolution Expands
Cesar Chavez
migrant
farmworker
UFW
Chicano
movement
AIM
Ralph Nader
1. Graph Skills: By what year did the Latino population reach 15% of the US population?
2. What were the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments?
3. Where did the majority of Cuban, Puerto Rican and Dominican immigrants settle?
4. Infographic: What chemical used by farmers exposed farmworkers to serious health threats?
5. Infographic: What percentage of migrant farmworkers are Mexican? What percent are illegal
immigrants? What is the life expectancy of migrant farmworkers?
6. History makers: Who was the first Asian-American elected to the US Senate? What Native
American served nearly 20 years in Congress?
7. What government agency was created by President Nixon that dealth with workplace safety?
Chapter 30 Section 4
The Environmental Movement
Rachel Carson
toxic waste
Earth Day
EPA
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
Endangered Species
Act
1. How many people were killed by toxic smog in London in 1952?
2. What chemical was banned as a result of Silent Spring?
3. What river in Ohio actually caught on fire due to its toxicity?
4. Picture Search: What did marchers wear to show the need for clean air during the first Earth Day?
5. Geography Interactive: What is Superfund? How many sites are on its high priority list?
6. Geography Interactive: How many Superfund sites have been cleaned up to date? How many have
been restored for use?
7. What city in New York was so contaminated by toxic chemicals that it caused Congress to establish
Superfund? What famous natural wonder was located nearby?
8. What is Three Mile Island and what happened there?