Chicano Studies - Unit 5

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What were the three major goals of the Chicano Movement? Options: Restoration of Land, Rights for Farmworkers, Educational Reforms, All of the Above

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All of the Above

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Which of the following was TRUE about the school experience of Latino students in Los Angeles before the 1960s? Options: The dropout rate among Latino students was very high., The high number of bilingual teachers in LA schools boosted their success rate., They had high participation rates in school activities., Teachers and faculty in LA had a unique understanding of the difficulties facing the students, and were therefore able to help them.

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The dropout rate among Latino students was very high.

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What form of protest did students take in Los Angeles in the late 1960s to fight against prejudices that existed in the public schools there? Options: They started riots because of their anger over the poor treatment of Latino Americans in schools., They refused to try on any school work or tests if things did not change., They walked out of class in order to show solidarity and send a message that things needed to change. , They started a petition drive around their neighborhoods urging the government to change the school situation.

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They walked out of class in order to show solidarity and send a message that things needed to change. 

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Along with Dolores Huerta this man founded the United Farm Workers, using tactics of non-violence pioneered by Mahatma Gandhi and MLK, he sought to give more rights to migrant farm workers who were being subjected to poor pay and dangerous conditions.

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Cesar Chavez

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Which of the following best describes the Chicano Moratorium?

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Protest by the Mexican American community against the Vietnam war and its exploitation of Chicano men on the frontlines

Front

Who was a Chicano activist from Denver, Colorado most known for his epic poem “I am Joaquin?"

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Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales

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Who was a co-founder of the United Farm Workers, led many boycotts, and successfully organized strikes for better pay for farm workers?

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Dolores Huerta

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Who was an activist in the Chicano movement, advocated for land grants that were ignored after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and did extensive research to get land back to the descendants of those owning land before the Mexican-American War in Arizona and New Mexico?

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Reies Lopez Tijerina

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According to Acuña, all of the following were changes seen in the Mexican-American population by the 1960s, EXCEPT? Mexican-Americans had integrated in the political sphere of the nation. Mexican-Americans had become more urban and concentrated in large cities. Mexican-Americans had become more rural and had settled in places like the South and the Midwest. Mexican-Americans population continued to grow at a rapid rate

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Mexican-Americans had become more rural and had settled in places like the South and the Midwest.

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Which of the following was NOT a result of the Chicano movement? Options: The establishment of Affirmative Action policies throughout the country, Development of a Chicano Identity, Increase in Mexican-Americans entering higher education, Increasing of political power and gains by Latinos

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The establishment of Affirmative Action policies throughout the country