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2. An Era of Protest and Change (1960 - 1980)
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An Era of Protest and Change (1960–1980)
Witness History: The Hippie Experience
The Counterculture
The Women’s Rights Movement
The Rights Revolution Expands
The Environmental Movement
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An Era of Protest and Change ( )

3. Sec 1: The Counterculture
The Counterculture Rises
Main Idea: In the 1960s, a counterculture of hippies developed. The hippies valued youth, spontaneity, freedom of expression, and experimentation with styles very different from those
of the previous generation.
Defining the Counterculture
Main Idea: The counterculture was shaped by rock-and-roll music, the sexual revolution, experimenting with drugs, unconventional clothing, and new religious and political beliefs.
The Counterculture Ends
Main Idea: Most hippies became disillusioned with the counterculture and began to merge
back into mainstream culture by the end of the 1960s.
Witness History: Remembering Woodstock
History Interactive: More About the Generation Gap
Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Main Ideas
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Color Transparencies: Changing Fashions
Infographic: The Generation Gap
Sec 1: The Counterculture

4. Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Main Ideas

5. Transparency: Changing Fashions

6. Infographic: The Generation Gap

7. Progress Monitoring Transparency: Section 1PM
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8. Sec 2: The Women’s Rights Movement
A Women’s Movement Arises
Main Idea: There was a rebirth of the women’s movement as women strove to redefine how they were viewed by society and to gain more career opportunities.
Women Find Their Voices
Main Idea: The National Organization for Women was established to fight discrimination and lobby for reforms.
Lasting Effects of the Women’s Movement
Main Idea: Feminists began to make legal advances, including legislation that legalized abortion and prevented discrimination in the workplace.
Witness History: Challenging a Stereotype
Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Causes and Effects
Color Transparencies: The Equal Rights Amendment
Comparing Viewpoints: Do Women Need to Fight for Equal Rights?
Chart: Women in the Workforce, by Age
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Sec 2: The Women’s Rights Movement

9. Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Causes and Effects

10. Transparency: The Equal Rights Amendment

11. Comparing Viewpoints: Do Women Need to Fight for Equal Rights?

12. Chart: Women in the Workforce by Age

13. Progress Monitoring Transparency: Section 2PM
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Answer C A
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14. Sec 3: The Rights Revolution Expands
The Latino Population Grows
Main Idea: The need for laborers led to changing immigration laws and a sharp increase in the number of Mexicans and other Latinos entering the United States.
Pressing for Equal Rights
Main Idea: In the 1960s, Latinos pressed for an end to discrimination in the workplace, schools, housing, and voting rights.
Native Americans and Asian Americans Battle Discrimination
Main Idea: Native Americans were inspired by the growing civil rights movement to expand their own push for new rights during the 1960s. At this same time, Asian Americans battled against a long history of discrimination.
New Rights for Consumers and the Disabled
Main Idea: Building on ideas first raised during the Progressive Era, new laws were passed protecting consumers and mandating workplace safety regulations. During this time, the government also began exploring ways to help people with disabilities.
Witness History: From Graffiti to Art
Note Taking: Reading Skill: Compare and Contrast
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Sec 3: The Rights Revolution Expands

15. Sec 3: The Rights Revolution Expands (con’t)
The Rights Revolution Expands (continued…)
Chart: United States Latino Population
Chart: Migrant Farmworkers Today
Color Transparencies: The Latino Movement
Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Causes
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Sec 3: The Rights Revolution Expands (con’t)

16. Note Taking: Reading Skill: Compare and Contrast

17. Chart: United States Latino Population

18. Chart: Migrant Farmworkers Today

19. Transparency: The Latino Movement

20. Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Causes

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22. Sec 4: The Environmental Movement
Environmental Activists Speak Out
Main Idea: Scientists began learning about environmental threats, leading to environmental activism and government legislation protecting the earth.
Environmental Setbacks
Main Idea: Hazardous waste mishaps and accidents involving nuclear energy led to further government regulation of the environment, but many Americans complained about too much control.
Witness History: An Environmental Wake-up Call
Note Taking: Reading Skill: Recognize Sequence
Geography Interactive: Superfund Sites, 2005
Chart: Superfund Cleanup, 2004
Color Transparencies: Three Mile Island
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Sec 4: The Environmental Movement

23. Note Taking: Reading Skill: Recognize Sequence

24. Chart: Superfund Cleanup 2004

25. Transparency: Three Mile Island

26. Progress Monitoring Transparency: Section 4PM
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Answer C A
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