3. Great Society

4. A set of domestic programs passed under Lyndon Johnson’s administration. Intended to eliminate poverty and reduce injustice in society. Cost of Vietnam War reduced funding. Many Americans remain in poverty today

5. Great Society Programs Included  Civil Rights Act of 1964  Voting Rights Act of 1965  Affirmative Action  War on Poverty  Aid to cities – HUD cabinet position created to fund slum clearance  Medicare Act – expanded Social Security to provide medical care to people over age 65.

7. Eleanor Roosevelt

8. Influential First Lady during FDR’s administration First chairperson of the United Nations Committee on Human Rights Advocated for women’s rights, African-American rights, and rights of war refugees.

9. National Organization for Women

10. A women’s rights group formed in June 1966 Lobbied elected officials to ensure social and economic equality for women

11. Betty Friedan

12. A leading figure in the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States. Her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the "second wave" of American feminism. She was both founder and the first president of the National Organization for Women.

13. Title IX

14. Passed in 1972 Banned sex discrimination in education. Girls get same educational opportunities as boys. Huge impact on athletics and enrollment figures.

15. Chicano Movement

16. Some believe Chicano was slang for “Mexican” Mexican-Americans had faced discrimination throughout U.S. history. Main focus was on issues like recovering political rights for Mexican- Americans and voting for farm workers.

17. LULAC and La Raza Unida

18. LULAC – League of United Latin American Citizens, used courts to promote Hispanic civil rights La Raza Unida – “The Race United”, confronted racism, sometimes with aggressive means.

19. Hector P Garcia

21. A Mexican-American physician, surgeon, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and founder of the American G.I. Forum Appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights in 1968

22. Dolores Huerta

23. Activist and Mexican-American Labor leader. Advocate for the rights of migrant farm workers. With Cesar Chavez, founded the United Farm Workers in 1960’s

24. Cesar Chavez

25. Founder and leader of the National Farm Workers Association Organized migrant farm workers to gain better pay and work conditions Called for boycotts of items like grapes that helped win disputes Used marches and peaceful means like hunger strikes to achieve goals. VIDEO: Chavez

26. Chicano Mural Movement

30. Inspired by Mexican muralists like Diego Rivera, Mexican- American artists began painting murals in barrios (ethnic neighborhoods) in the 1960s An important artistic medium, the murals provided a visual presence to people who often lacked representation in public life

31. American Indian Movement

32. Called for a renewal of American Indian culture and recognition of Indian rights Promoted use of term “Native-American” Members seized Alcatraz Island in San Francisco and Wounded Knee Monument in South Dakota to draw attention to concerns.

34. Generation gap

36. Differences between two generations This usually occurs when the younger generation reaches their late teens This is a result of the differences in society between the parents and teenager

37. Counterculture

41. An alternative lifestyle from society’s norm The 60’s counterculture was known as the hippie movement Included drugs, profanity, public displays of nudity, casual clothing, tie-dye clothing, long hair and beards on men

42. British Invasion

43. Beatles

45. British Invasion Launched by success of the Beatles in 1964. Followed by other bands that became icons of counter-culture music like the Who and the Rolling Stones.

46. Motown

50. Detroit based record company that promoted African-American artists Became one of the country’s most successful African-American owned companies Included artists like The Temptations and The Jackson Five

51. Woodstock

56. A rock concert that was held in Woodstock, New York Lasted three days with more than 400,000 people in attendance Became more than a concert, it was a celebration of the times

57. Civil Rights Individual Freedoms that are guaranteed legally to citizens Sentence?

58. Social Equality All members of society have the same opportunities and rights Sentence?

59. Feminism Doctrine based on advocating for rights of women. Sentence?

60. Status Quo The current conditions. Sentence?

61. Militant One who aggressively supports a cause. Sentence?

62. Segregation The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.. Sentence?

63. Desegregation Practice of eliminating legal separation of races, ethnicities, or religious groups Sentence?

64. Litigation Resolving disputes in court. Sentence?