10.31 - BVS.Ch.4 - Quiz

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Agenda
Antidote
Apathy
Bland
Propaganda
Prospects
Radical
Reinforce
Relevant
Ruthless

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Agenda
Antidote
Apathy
Bland
Propaganda
Prospects
Radical
Reinforce
Relevant
Ruthless

During the 1960's, the country's morale was weakened by the Vietnam war and social problems. At that the time, many young people were attracted to_______  political groups. The groups all had similar long lists of things  they  wanted to accomplish. Their extensive _______ included ending the war, feeding the hungry, and doing away with social prejudice. In universities, they demanded courses that were more _______ to the times: women's studies, African American literature, and world religions. These activists hoped such classes would serve as a(n) _______ to the "traditional" thinking of the 1950's they found so harmful. But in some cases, students also insisted that unversitites stop offering classical literature courses, saying such courses were nothing more than _______ for an outdated way of life. Many small "underground" newspapers of the time helped to _______ the idea that the past had nothing worthwhile to offer. Today, some '60's activists are concerned by the _______ that they believe they see among today's young people. These former activists fear today's students are, at best, so lacking in spirit as to be _______ and harmless. At worst, they are so money hungry and so _______ that they genuinely don't care about people who are poverty-stricken. However, others believe the _______ for social progress are bright. Many of today's students do volunteer work as a way of helping bring about change. 