Question 1

The war effort was undamaged by the Zoot Suit Riot.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Based on Table 8.1,the peak years for numbers of Mexican immigrants to the United States were:

Accepted Answer

A) 1991-2000. 
B) 1971-1980. 
C) 1921-1930. 
D) 1900-1910. 
A) 1991-2000. 
B) 1971-1980. 
C) 1921-1930. 
D) 1900-1910.

Question 3

After the war with Mexico ended the ________ did not end.

Accepted Answer

A) revolution 
B) diseases 
C) slavery 
D) violence 
A) revolution 
B) diseases 
C) slavery 
D) violence

Question 4

________ moved Mexican American labor into U.S.agricultural work.

Accepted Answer

A) World War II 
B) World War I 
C) Vietnam War 
D) Iraq-Gulf War 
A) World War II 
B) World War I 
C) Vietnam War 
D) Iraq-Gulf War

Question 5

Texas was an independent republic for only ________ years.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 5 
C) 10 
D) 37 
A) 2 
B) 5 
C) 10 
D) 37

Question 6

By the time Texas revolted from Mexico,most were:

Accepted Answer

A) Tejanos. 
B) Anglos. 
C) Mexican. 
D) Braceros. 
A) Tejanos. 
B) Anglos. 
C) Mexican. 
D) Braceros.

Question 7

About 39 Mexican Americans received the Congressional Medal of Honor in World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The war effort was undamaged by the Zoot Suit Riot.

Based on Table 8.1,the peak years for numbers of Mexican immigrants to the United States were:

After the war with Mexico ended the ________ did not end.

________ moved Mexican American labor into U.S.agricultural work.

Texas was an independent republic for only ________ years.

By the time Texas revolted from Mexico,most were:

About 39 Mexican Americans received the Congressional Medal of Honor in World War II.

Natives and Newcomers

Together or Apart Some Competing Views

The Rise of Anglo American Society

The Golden Door

Nativism and Racism

African Americans: From Slavery to Segregation

African Americans: Protest and Social Change

Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans: Identity and Incorporation

Native Americans: the First Americans

The Japanese Experience

Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Middle Eastern Arab Americans

Vietnamese Americans, Arab Americans, and Resurgent Racism

The Future of Ethnicity

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Exam 8: Mexican Americans: From Colonized Minority to Political Activists

The war effort was undamaged by the Zoot Suit Riot.

Based on Table 8.1,the peak years for numbers of Mexican immigrants to the United States were:

After the war with Mexico ended the ________ did not end.

________ moved Mexican American labor into U.S.agricultural work.

Texas was an independent republic for only ________ years.

By the time Texas revolted from Mexico,most were:

About 39 Mexican Americans received the Congressional Medal of Honor in World War II.

Natives and Newcomers

Together or Apart Some Competing Views

The Rise of Anglo American Society

The Golden Door

Nativism and Racism

African Americans: From Slavery to Segregation

African Americans: Protest and Social Change

Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans: Identity and Incorporation

Native Americans: the First Americans

The Japanese Experience

Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Middle Eastern Arab Americans

Vietnamese Americans, Arab Americans, and Resurgent Racism

The Future of Ethnicity

Filters