USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One way in which the feminist movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s is similar to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s is that both-
A
used public demonstrations and protests to draw attention to their goals
B
opposed Supreme Court decisions expanding the rights of the accused
C
refused support from churches and religious leaders
D
focused on securing equal access to housing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This movement was led primarily by African Americans for outlawing racial discrimination and segregation while the feminist movement was led primarily by women to end the discrimination against females. Both movements were almost identical because their purposes were to end segregation and discrimination.

Detailed explanation-2: -women’s rights movement, also called women’s liberation movement, diverse social movement, largely based in the United States, that in the 1960s and ‘70s sought equal rights and opportunities and greater personal freedom for women. It coincided with and is recognized as part of the “second wave” of feminism.

Detailed explanation-3: -The feminist movement of the 1960s and ‘70s originally focused on dismantling workplace inequality, such as a denial of access to better jobs and salary inequity, via anti-discrimination laws.

Detailed explanation-4: -The second wave feminism movement took place in the 1960s and 1970s and focused on issues of equality and discrimination.

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