Which social movement began in the United States during the 1970s according to the material?

• A. Birth of Women's Liberation Movement in U.S.
• B. African American Civil Rights Movement fizzled
• C. The Prohibition Movement
• D. The Environmental Movement of 1980s is described

Answer: (A)

Recognizing when a social movement began in the United States helps place it in the right decade. The birth of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the U.S. fits the 1970s timeline because this wave of feminism rose to prominence in the United States during the 1970s, building on earlier organizing but expanding into widespread activism around gender equality, reproductive rights, workplace equality, and challenging traditional gender roles.

The other options don’t fit the 1970s start year. Prohibition began in the early 20th century, not the 1970s. The Civil Rights Movement took shape in the 1950s and 1960s and had largely shifted focus by the 1970s. The environmental movement is described here as stemming from the 1980s in this context, not its initial emergence.