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26 Cards in this Set
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counterculture
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a movement in which people adopted values that ran counter to the mainstream culture
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generation gap
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a lack of understanding and communication between the older and younger generations
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Beatles
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a hugely popular British rock band that spearheaded the cultural revolution of the 1960s
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commune
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a small community whose residents have common interests and share resources
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Haight-Ashbury
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a center of the counterculture in San Francisco, California
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Timothy Leary
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a political radical who preached that drugs could free the mind
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feminism
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the theory of the political, social, and economic equality of men and women
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Betty Friedan
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author of the groundbreaking book The Feminine Mystique
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National Organization for Womenn (NOW)
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which worked for “true equality for all women”
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Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
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a proposed Constitutional amendment to guarantee gender equality under the law
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Gloria Steinem
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a feminist leader and writer who sought to raise the public’s awareness of gender issues
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Phyllis Schlafly
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a conservative political activist who opposed the women’s movement
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Roe v. Wade
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the controversial Supreme Court case that legalized abortion
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Cesar Chavez
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an influential Latino activist who fought for farm laborers’ rights
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migrant farmworker
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a worker who moved from one place to another to pick crops
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United Farm Workers (UFW)
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a union for migrant farm workers
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Chicano movement
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a Mexican-American effort for social and political equality
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American Indian Movement (AIM)
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which addressed civil rights issues for Native Americans
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Ralph Nader
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a leader of the consumer rights movement
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Rachel Carson
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wrote a landmark book, Silent Spring, which argued that human actions harm the environment
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toxic waste
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poisonous byproducts of human activity
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Earth Day
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a nationwide protest about environmental concerns on April 22, 1970
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Environmental Protection agency (EPA)
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a federal agency established in 1970 to clean and protect the environment
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Clean Air Act
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passed in 1970 to combat air pollution, including limiting emissions from cars and factories
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Clean Water Act
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passed in 1973 to limit water pollution caused by industry and agriculture
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Endangered Species Act
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passed in 1973 to protect at-risk plants and animals
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