I’ve just finished my history and am a little uneasy about it. Could someone check it over?

1.Which best describes Students for a Democratic Society?

a 1960s student organization that opposed the war (this one?)

a group of congressional interns

a conservative student group within the Republican Party

an organization of ROTC students

Which was a goal of the 1960s counterculture?

rejection of the establishment and traditional values (this one?)

promotion of educational freedom and choice

development of greater economic stability

preservation of the environment

Which event in the antiwar movement resulted in the deaths of college students at the hands of National Guard troops?

Democratic National Convention demonstrations

Kent State University protests (This one)

march on Washington

sit-ins at Columbia University

Which best describes The Feminine Mystique?

Betty Friedan’s book on women’s lack of fulfillment (This one?)

a new way for women to function within the context of their traditional roles

Anita Bryant’s book explaining how gays could become part of the social landscape

a psychology book that addressed ways for women to communicate more forcefully

Which best describes the intent of the Equal Rights Amendment?

Equal rights could not be denied on the basis of sex. (This one.)

Equal rights could not be denied on the basis of race.

Student rights were protected by law.

Voting rights for all Americans over the age of 18 were protected by law.

Which was one effect of the women’s movement on society?

the end of the wage gap between men and women (this one?)

a decline in advertising geared to homemakers

an increase in the number of women enrolling in professional schools

a significant increase in the number of women in the Senate

Gays and lesbians, American Indians, and Hispanics all organized to advocate for their civil rights during the 1960s. What inspired them?

books promoting their causes

the women’s movement (this one?)

new legislation

the African American civil rights movement

Which factor contributed to the Hispanic community gaining additional civil rights?

growth in their population

political power in Congress

appreciation for their culture

passage of the Equal Pay Act (this one)

Who was Cesar Chavez?

the founder of the National Farm Workers Association (this one?)

the first Hispanic elected to the House of Representatives

the a person who advocated strikes, sit-ins, and civil disobedience to achieve rights

the leader of the Hispanic civil rights movement

The Nixon administration is credited with several environmental achievements. Which was not one of these achievements?

establishing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA)

awarding offshore oil leases to selected companies (this one?)

setting aside over 80,000 acres for national parks

establishing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

All look good except:

Women’s rights movement did not erase the gap between salary. Think about how much advertising used to be focused on Honey Homemaker and how much there is now. There are more and more women in professional schools and in the Senate. In effect, it was all except the one you picked.

I think the gay and lesbian, American Indian and Hispanic movements took their lead from the work of Martin Luther King and the African American civil right movement.

The Hispanic community is gaining power because there are more of them than their used to be. They have solid voting blocs in several key places and they aren’t afraid to flex their muscles.