1. Unit 9—Vietnam and Counterculture Chapters 16 – 17 CSS 11.10, 11.11

2. Part Four Other Movements of the 1960’s 11.8.2, 11.10.5, 11.11.2 EQ#8: How did the rights movements of the 1960’s and 1970’s expand rights for diverse groups of Americans?

3. Other Civil Rights Movement Hispanic Civil Rights Movement Spanish-speakers arrived in America in the 1500s Spain controlled Central and South America as well as large parts of North America the US bought Florida in 1819 the US added Texas in 1845 the US added the Southwest in 1850 the US added Puerto Rico in 1898 Hispanics are the largest minority in the US today

4. Hispanic Rights Movement Hispanic immigration increased after 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act Mexican immigration increased after the 1911 revolution the bracero program of the 1940s from 1960s to 1980s over 2 million immigrants came to the US

5. Other Civil Rights Movement Cesar Chavez migrant workers tried to form unions but failed long hours, low wages, poor housing, no healthcare, exposure to chemicals Cesar Chavez organized the United Farm Workers he used strikes, boycotts, and hunger strikes to gain support for his cause

6. Other Civil Rights Movement United Farm Workers in 1975, California passed a law to recognize the rights of farmworkers to unionize

7. Other Civil Rights Movement Chicano Movement pushed for political gains for Hispanics lawsuits and elections cultural education at college and high school La Raza by 1980, six Hispanics were in Congress Bill Richardson of New Mexico ran for president in 2008 debates for both democrats and republicans were held on Hispanic television channels in 2008

8. Other Civil Rights Movement American Indian Movement AIM sought political rights for Native Americans focus was on Indians in urban ghettos land, mineral, and water rights self-government (fishing rights and religious rights) Indians have more power to make their own rules today

9. Other Civil Rights Movement activism became more militant (less peaceful) in 1969, Indians seized Alcatraz for 2 years in 1972, Indians marched from San Francisco to DC and occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1976, several protests contrasted the bicentennial with the state of Indians

11. Consumer Rights Unsafe at Any Speed, 1965 traffic accidents and fatalities were on the rise Ralph Nader’s book showed that car makers cared more for profit than safety new laws required seat belts in all cars National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 1966 Chevy Corvair

12. Consumer Rights Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) OSHA requires businesses to provide basic safety standards for its employees guards on all moving parts permissible exposure limits personal protective equipment blood borne pathogens exposure to asbestos

13. EQ#8: How did the rights movements of the 1960’s and 1970’s expand rights for diverse groups of Americans?

14. Part Four The Environmental Movement 11.11.5 EQ #9: What forces gave rise to the environmental movement, and what impact did it have?

15. The Environmental Movement Silent Spring, 1962 Rachel Carson explained that pesticides (DDT) hurt animals causes thinning in birds’ eggs Congress restricted DDT said that human activity affects the environment began the environmentalist movement

16. The Environmental Movement Earth Day (April 22, 1970) created as a grassroots event to focus on helping the environment 2,000 colleges and universities 10,000 primary and secondary schools 100s of communities across the US 20,000,000 Americans

17. The Environmental Movement Clean Air Act, 1970 limited automobile and factory emissions smog checks and unleaded gas Clean Water Act, 1973 limited industrial and agricultural waste

18. The Environmental Movement Endangered Species Act, 1973 gave federal protection to animals and plants bald eagle

19. The Environmental Movement Environmental Protection Agency, 1970 the EPA regulates the impact businesses have on the environment industry argues that regulation raises costs and hurts the economy

20. The Environmental Movement Love Canal, 1978 the EPA found the community had high rates of cancer and birth defects thousands of tons of chemical waste had been buried in the area over several decades led to creation of Superfund to clean these sites up

21. The Environmental Movement Three Mile Island, 1979 a partial nuclear meltdown in Pennsylvania sent panic across the nation the radiation was contained but 25,000 lived within 5 miles of it no more nuclear power plants have been built since still debate what to do with the nuclear waste

22. The San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant produces 20% of Southern California’s electricity. Should we turn to nuclear energy to save the environment?

23. EQ #9: What forces gave rise to the environmental movement, and what impact did it have?