Sophia US History 2 Milestone 4.

Choose a consequence of government efforts to address violent crime and drug use in the 1980s and 1990s. Government anti-drug campaigns, such as the "Just Say No" initiative, led to significant declines in druguse. Suburban residents feared violence and drug use that was occurring in urban areas. Crack cocaine swept through America’s inner cities and gang violence rose. African Americans were seven times more likely to be imprisoned than white Americans. CONCEPT The Culture Wars Continue 2 Read the testimony of a Mexican American migrant laborer to Congress in 1969: "What this system and our society is going to have to know and understand is that the migrant farmworker, eventhough tired, uneducated, hungry, and sick, have contributed and sacrificed just as much as anyone else andmore than most to this Nation. We have cultivated this earth, planted and harvested all crops for generations inorder to provide all the luxuries in food, clothing, and many other items that those of society which surrounds usenjoy today." In addition to commercial agriculture, what other industry continued to rely heavily on immigrant laborin the 20th century? Finance Textile Mining Medical RATIONALE Certain industries within the United States relied heavily on immigrant labor throughout the 20th century,including commercial agriculture and the textile industry. Although the textile industry was dominated byEuropean immigrants in the early 20th century, by the end of the century it relied heavily on Asian immigrantlabor. CONCEPT 20th Century American Immigration 3 The 1970s economy in the United States experienced a phenomenon known as “stagflation.” What are three indicators of stagflation? Trade deficits, unstable employment and political unrest High inflation, slow economic growth and rising unemployment Moderate economic growth, loss of manufacturing and high inflation Deficit spending, trade wars and rising inflation CONCEPT The 1970s 4 One of the most significant and swift social transformations in recent American history occurred whenthe Supreme Court rendered what ruling? English was the official language of the United States. Marriage was a union between a man and a woman. Same-sex marriage was a constitutional right. Climate change