MODIFIED Social Studies Quiz Chapter 3: Lesson 3-5

What does the term "melting pot" describe?

Over one hundred years ago, a man named Israel Zangwill wrote a play called The Melting Pot. The play showed how people from many places came together in the United States. These people helped build a new American culture. Since that time, people have used the term melting pot to describe the mix of people and cultures in the United States. Other people prefer to think of American culture as a quilt. Each piece of the quilt represents a unique culture. Although the pieces are all very different, each one is beautiful in its own way,

What does the term "melting pot" describe?

• The term melting pot describes the mix of people and cultures in the United States.

• The term melting pot is used to describe what happens when the climate in an area changes quickly.

• The term melting pot is used to describe the food that we experience from other cultures.

Fill in the blank.

Every year, about one million immigrants become American _____________________.

About 40 million Americans were born in another country. Every year, about one million immigrants become American citizens. Some come by boat, some on foot, others on airplanes. They often face hardships when they arrive in the United States. Each person brings the food, clothing styles, music, holidays, and customs from his or her homeland.

• citizens

• ethnic groups

• business owners

Question: What are "ethnic neighborhoods?"

Ethnic neighborhoods are home to immigrants who share a culture. Whenever immigrants arrive in America, they often look for communities that share their culture. Many cities have areas named after ethnic groups. Chinatown, Germantown, Little Italy, and Little India are just a few examples. Immigrants continue seek a new life in America. Today, Mexico is where most immigrants were born. People from the Caribbean, China, and India also immigrate to the United States in large numbers.

Question: What are "ethnic neighborhoods?"

• An ethnic neighborhood is home to immigrants who share a culture.

• An ethnic neighborhood is home to immigrants who do not have the same cultural norms. They are very different from one another.

• An ethnic neighborhood a neighborhood that is located in South Africa.

What is an apartheid?

At one time the black population in South Africa was denied rights and freedom. White leaders ruled the country even though most South Africans were black. The country followed a system of racial inequality and segregation called apartheid. Protests against apartheid lasted for many years. Police and government officials arrested protest leaders. One leader was Nelson Mandela. His arrest caused the rest of the world to notice what was happening in South Africa.

What is an apartheid?

• Apartheid is a system of racial inequality and segregation.

• Apartheid is a system of racial equality and fairness to all individuals.

• Apartheid is a system of checks and balances in a branch of the United States government.

Who organized nonviolent protests against South Africa's apartheid government?

At one time the black population in South Africa was denied rights and freedom. White leaders ruled the country even though most South Africans were black. The country followed a system of racial inequality and segregation called apartheid. Protests against South Africa's apartheid government lasted for many years. Police and government officials arrested protest leaders. One leader was Nelson Mandela. He organized nonviolent protests against South Africa's apartheid government. The government sentenced him to life in prison for treason. In prison, he became a symbol of apartheid's injustice. He was released 27 years later. He was thought of as a hero. He became South Africa's first black president.

Who organized nonviolent protests against South Africa's apartheid government?

• Nelson Mandela

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

What did transportation help with?

Cars transformed the way that people lived, worked, and played. People were able to drive to work in their cars. Traveling in airplanes also makes it easier to travel longer distances. Advances in transportation have changed world trade. Good from other countries used to be expensive. Now, faster and bigger ships carry more products in less time. Better transportation helped with both tourism and trade.

What did transportation help with?

• tourism and trade

• communication and media

• festivals and art

What are two things that let us communicate instantly with people far away?

Technology allows people to communicate with each other instantly. The telegraph was the first kind of instant communication. News from one part of the country could be instantly spread to the rest of the country. Later, the telephone was invented.

Computers and cell phones let us communicate instantly with people far away. Instant communication is even more common now thanks to the Internet. Now you do not need to wait on a letter from a pen pal. You can communicate with someone with someone from a different culture just by dialing a phone number or typing something on a computer.

What are two things that let us communicate instantly with people far away?

• computers and cellphones

• writing a letter and email

• airplanes and cars