Exam 8: Social Movements

Why is the Brown v. Board of Education decision important?

The Great Depression ultimately led to the creation of new majorities, in the form of labor unions.

As illustrated by the graph in the "By the Numbers" feature, Farrakhan's estimate differed from the National Park Service estimate by approximately a factor of __________.

Ronald Reagan's appointments were likely to garner support for him from proponents of which of the following?

Legislation that has significant negative impact(s) on a social group or some consequential event may be the necessary __________ to set a social movement in motion.

Gays and lesbians were able to convince public officials and local voters to pass antidiscrimination ordinances in California and in __________.

In the sense of the definition "social movements are the instruments of outsiders," how did women's rights, civil rights, religious fundamentalist, and pro-immigration activists make the political climate more democratic?

Which antiwar movement featured a wide variety of tactics, from mass demonstration to voting registration to nonviolent civil disobedience, and even to violent tactics such as the Days of Rage vandalism?

After the brutal Birmingham, AL, incident in 1963, illustrated in the "Courage Under Fire" photo in the text, the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed, ending most forms of legal segregation. What is another term for segregation based in law?

Social movements are different from __________, which last longer and are more organized, but social movements often lead to their formation.

Mahatma Gandhi, whose beliefs were borrowed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., advocated which tactic used in social movements?

Women and African Americans were able to __________, which ultimately led to women gaining the right to vote and African Americans securing the full rights of citizenship.

What is the first factor that must occur for a social movement to develop?

Learning objective 8.4, "Factors That Encourage the Creation of Social Movements," discusses five factors that give rise to social movements. Analyze one of the movements discussed in the chapter, discussing how each of these five factors gave rise to the movement you choose. In your discussion, explain which one of these factors was the most critical to the success of that movement.

The Declaration of Independence begins, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . . ." What two groups discussed in the chapter obviously were not meant to be included in that group? How did each of these groups obtain more equality? Who was important to each respective movement? Did these movements overlap and draw upon each other at any point?

What is the definition of a social movement? What are important things to know about social movements?

How people engage in politics-and how often-is in part a function of __________.

What prominent civil rights activist made the call for "black power" in 1966?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton's statement that "all men and women are created equal, endowed with the same inalienable rights" is modeled after a similar statement found in the __________.

The labor movement eventually forced the federal government to recognize the right of working people to form which of the following?