Unit 5 Test Answers

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Why was Wounded Knee, South Dakota, a significant place for American Indians?

It was the site of a massacre of Lakota Sioux by US troops in 1890.

It was the focus of a broken treaty between the government and American Indians.

It was the birthplace of community organizer Cesar Chavez.

It was where riots led by the American Indian movement took place during the 1960s.

Malcolm X was assassinated by members of the

Black Panthers.

US Army.

SNCC.

Nation of Islam.

What strategy did the National Organization for Women adopt shortly after its founding?

creating subcommittees to deal with inequality

campaigning to get women elected to political offices

educating the public about women’s issues

focusing on the area of workplace inequality

In the 1950s and 1960s, women began to want jobs outside the home because of

greater opportunities in the growing service industry.

pressure to take over men's factory jobs after the war.

household chores decreasing due to new appliances.

fewer men willing to do factory jobs after the war.

What factors contributed to the Watts riots of 1965?

racism against white officers

fear that segregation would end

frustration with the civil rights movement

anger over widespread racism

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