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-Silent Spring

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Silent Spring is a book by Rachel Carson that is credited with starting the modern environmental movement.

Answer: A
 SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) was a student activist organization that was prominent in the 1960s.

Answer: B
 Richard Nixon's voter base referred to the white working-class Americans who were a key part of Nixon's electoral coalition.

Answer: C
 A congressional blank check refers to the authorization given by Congress to the President to pursue military action without specific limits or guidelines.

Answer: D
 The 24th Amendment outlawed the use of the poll tax as a requirement for voting.

Answer: E
 Freedom of the press refers to the constitutional guarantee of the right to publish or broadcast without censorship or government interference.

Answer: F
 Young Americans for Freedom was a conservative student organization that was founded in 1960.

Answer: G
 The University of California at Berkeley was a center for student activism and protest during the 1960s.

Answer: H
 Young American volunteers to help abroad refers to programs such as the Peace Corps, which sent young Americans to serve in developing countries.

Answer: I
 Aid for Latin America refers to foreign aid and economic assistance provided by the United States to countries in Latin America.

Answer: K
 Protection of the right to abortion refers to the legal right to obtain an abortion, which faced challenges and restrictions throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

Answer: L
 Voter registration drive refers to efforts to register voters, particularly African Americans who had been disenfranchised by discriminatory voting laws.

Answer: M
 Women's health refers to the issues and challenges faced by women in accessing healthcare, including reproductive health services such as birth control and abortion.

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