| Reversing the trend of the middle-class exodus
from urban centers after World War II, yuppies
in the 1980s and 1990s bought run-down buildings
in poor neighborhoods at the expense of poorer
and older residents who were frequently evicted
to make way for this. |
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| A constitutional amendment passed by Congress
in 1972 which advocated the complete guarantee
of equal rights for women. However, it was
ratified by only 35 out of the needed 38
states. |
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| Radio and TV evangelist Jerry Falwell founded
this religious fundamentalist group that
was intent on preserving and promoting conservative
and religious values. |
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| An organization that provided health services
to members who make a fixed monthly payment. |
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| Chemical waste leaked from a former waste
disposal site which threatened the health
of residents of this upstate New York area.
Both the state and federal government provided
financial aid to help families move. |
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| Once known as the "Me Generation,"
by the 1980s most of them were more preoccupied
with making money and materialism than with
social reforms and protests. |
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| They were authorized to raise and spend money
in behalf of a political, social, or economic
cause. |
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| This right-wing activist led an organized
effort to defeat the E. R. A. |
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| It declared that a woman's right to privacy
was violated by state laws against abortion. |
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| The term used in the 1980s to describe investors
who attempted hostile takeover bids of public
companies through leveraged buy-outs. |
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| The ethnic and racial minorities along with
the economically disadvantaged who supported
the Reverend Jesse Jackson in his presidential
bids in 1984 and 1988. |
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| This landmark U. S. Supreme Court decision
in 1978 placed limits on affirmative action
programs in universities. |
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| The site of this Pennsylvania nuclear reactor
went into meltdown when radioactive material
leaked, creating many health hazards. |
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