AP US History AMSCO Guided Notes
8.11: The Civil Rights Movement Expands
AMSCO Guided Notes
AP US History Guided Notes
AMSCO 8.11 - The Civil Rights Movement Expands
Learning Objectives
- Explain how and why various groups responded to calls for expansion of civil rights from 1960 to 1980.
I. The Women's Movement
1. What factors contributed to the renewal of the women's movement in the 1960s?
2. How did Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique influence the direction of the women's movement?
A. Campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment
1. What did the Equal Rights Amendment propose and why did it fail to achieve ratification?
2. What role did NOW play in the campaign for the ERA?
B. Achievements
1. What major accomplishments did the women's movement achieve in employment and education despite the ERA's failure?
2. How did Title IX of 1972 contribute to women's equality, particularly in athletics?
II. Latino Americans
1. How did the geographic distribution of Latino Americans change after World War II?
2. What role did César Chávez and the United Farm Workers Association play in improving conditions for agricultural workers?
3. What political and educational gains did Latino Americans achieve in the late 20th century?
III. American Indian Movement
1. Why did American Indian leaders resist the Eisenhower administration's assimilation policy in the 1950s?
2. What were the goals of the American Indian Movement and what militant actions did it undertake?
3. How did the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 and related legislation improve conditions for American Indians?
IV. Asian Americans
1. What demographic and educational trends characterized Asian Americans by the 1980s?
2. What challenges did Asian Americans face despite their educational achievements?
V. Gay Rights Movement
1. What event sparked the gay rights movement and what were the movement's initial goals?
2. What progress did the gay rights movement achieve by the 1990s, and what limitations remained?
VI. The Warren Court and Individual Rights
1. How did the Warren Court's focus on constitutional rights differ from the Supreme Court's previous emphasis?
2. Why was Brown v. Board of Education considered the most important case of the 20th century involving race relations?
A. Criminal Justice
1. What protections for defendants' rights did Mapp v. Ohio and Gideon v. Wainwright establish?
2. How did Escobedo v. Illinois and Miranda v. Arizona expand the rights of suspects during police questioning?
B. Reapportionment Equality
1. What problem did Baker v. Carr address and what principle did it establish for electoral representation?
C. Freedom of Expression and Privacy
1. How did Yates v. United States expand First Amendment protections for political speech?
2. What did Engel v. Vitale and Griswold v. Connecticut establish regarding separation of church and state and privacy rights?
Key Terms
women's movement
Betty Friedan
The Feminine Mystique
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title IX
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
César Chávez
United Farm Workers Association
Hispanic Americans
American Indian Movement (AIM)
Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975
Asian Americans
gay rights movement
Stonewall Inn
Warren Court
Mapp v. Ohio
Gideon v. Wainwright
Escobedo v. Illinois
Miranda v. Arizona
reapportionment
Baker v. Carr
one man, one vote
Yates v. United States