The Latino Movement

Some of the leaders of the Chicano movement were Dolores Huerta, Rosalio Muñoz, and:

• Cesar Chavez

• Julio Cesar Chavez

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Jorge Hernández

Answer explanation

Cesar Chávez, indeed! Not Julio César Chavez, guys! That was a boxer!

Chicanos were Americans of (a)   descent

Answer explanation

Mexican! That's right.

When did the Chicano movement emerged?

• 1963

• 1964

• 1965

• 1966

Answer explanation

Check the video, minute 1:26 to get the answer.

The movement began with the (a)   boycott.

Answer explanation

Remember to check the text and video before answering the quiz!

The United Farm workers union also joined Filipino farm workers in the Delano strike.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True! Check the video.

The workers were fighting for a better living wage, lunch and (choose 2):

• a 6 hour work day

• an 8 hour work day

• bathroom breaks

• 2 days off

Answer explanation

Watch the video to get the answers

The college students groups that were fighting against institutional racism and discrimination in campuses were the United Mexican American Students (UMAS) and:

• Mexican American Student Organization (MASO)

• Chicano Student Organization (CSO)

• Chicano Youth Organization (CYO)

• Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO)

Answer explanation

The MAYO! Check the text to get the answer.

The Chicano Moratorium was formed to build an anti-war coalition protesting sending Latinos oversees to fight the Cold War.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Claro que super false, guys! The Cold War was not a "fighting" war! They were being sent to the Vietnam war. Check the text!

She was the leader of the largest moratorium, the one in Los Angeles in 1970:

(a)  

Answer explanation

Rosalio with L, not with R! :D Check the text!

Was the moratorium of Los Angeles violent?

• Yes :(

• No! :)

Answer explanation

Unfortunately, it was! The police tried to break up the meeting and 4 people died. Check the text.