Human rights campaigns pushed governments to address abuses and inequality.
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Topic 9.5 · c. 1900–present
Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900
Activists used local and international networks to demand political, social, and environmental change. Governments responded in different ways.
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Activists used local and international networks to demand political, social, and environmental change. Governments responded in different ways.
Environmental movements sought rules to protect land, water, and climate.
Gender-equality movements challenged discrimination in law and daily life.
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Which example fits this clue? This example pushed governments to address abuses and inequality.
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Which example fits this clue? This example sought rules to protect land, water, and climate.
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Question 03
Which example fits this clue? Gender-equality movements challenged discrimination in law and daily life.
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How did movements seek reform across borders?
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Activists used local and international networks to demand political, social, and environmental change. Human rights campaigns pushed governments to address abuses and inequality. Environmental movements sought rules to protect land, water, and climate.
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human rights campaigns
Human rights campaigns pushed governments to address abuses and inequality.
environmental movements
Environmental movements sought rules to protect land, water, and climate.
gender equality
Gender-equality movements challenged discrimination in law and daily life.
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