Question 1

How did Puerto Rico become a territory of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States gained control over Puerto Rico as a result of the Spanish-American War. 
B)  The United States gained control over Puerto Rico as a result of the Mexican- American War. 
C)  Puerto Rico requested the U.S. to take control of them in order to avoid being controlled by the Spanish government. 
D)  Puerto Rico was originally discovered by Columbus and he claimed the land for the colonies. 
A)  The United States gained control over Puerto Rico as a result of the Spanish-American War. 
B)  The United States gained control over Puerto Rico as a result of the Mexican- American War. 
C)  Puerto Rico requested the U.S. to take control of them in order to avoid being controlled by the Spanish government. 
D)  Puerto Rico was originally discovered by Columbus and he claimed the land for the colonies. A

Question 2

Why do Puerto Ricans have a higher unemployment rate than other Latino groups in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have settled in urban areas where there is a lack of unskilled and semiskilled jobs. 
B)  They have a harder time gaining U.S. citizenship and green cards in order to work than other groups. 
C)  They have refused to learn English or assimilate well into the culture. 
D)  They will not send their children to U.S. public schools, preferring to educate them in their homes. 
A)  They have settled in urban areas where there is a lack of unskilled and semiskilled jobs. 
B)  They have a harder time gaining U.S. citizenship and green cards in order to work than other groups. 
C)  They have refused to learn English or assimilate well into the culture. 
D)  They will not send their children to U.S. public schools, preferring to educate them in their homes. A

Question 3

What was the result of black soldiers fighting for the colonies during the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

A)  They returned to being slaves once the war was over. 
B)  Their bravery refuted pervasive stereotypes. 
C)  Washington freed any slaves who fought in the war. 
D)  Blacks often received no compensation as a result of service. 
A)  They returned to being slaves once the war was over. 
B)  Their bravery refuted pervasive stereotypes. 
C)  Washington freed any slaves who fought in the war. 
D)  Blacks often received no compensation as a result of service. B

Question 4

What group makes up the largest Spanish speaking ethnic group in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuban Americans 
B)  Puerto Rican Americans 
C)  Columbian Americans 
D)  Mexican Americans 
A)  Cuban Americans 
B)  Puerto Rican Americans 
C)  Columbian Americans 
D)  Mexican Americans

Question 5

Which of the following was not a result of the Alien Land Law of 1920 prohibiting non-U.S. citizens from owning or leasing land?

Accepted Answer

A)  A new Alien Land Law was passed that prohibited the use of children's names to buy or lease land. 
B)  Hostility was lessened because they were not in competition with whites anymore for agricultural jobs 
C)  Japanese immigrant were further isolated and alienated from participating in the U.S. 
D)  Japanese immigrants leased land through the Nisei, their American-born children. 
A)  A new Alien Land Law was passed that prohibited the use of children's names to buy or lease land. 
B)  Hostility was lessened because they were not in competition with whites anymore for agricultural jobs 
C)  Japanese immigrant were further isolated and alienated from participating in the U.S. 
D)  Japanese immigrants leased land through the Nisei, their American-born children.

Question 6

Which of the following was not characteristic of the middle passage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suicide was a major cause of death 
B)  One out of three slaves died during middle passage 
C)  Disease such as typhoid, small pox, and yellow fever were rampant 
D)  Corpses of dead slaves were routinely thrown overboard 
A)  Suicide was a major cause of death 
B)  One out of three slaves died during middle passage 
C)  Disease such as typhoid, small pox, and yellow fever were rampant 
D)  Corpses of dead slaves were routinely thrown overboard

Question 7

Treaties signed by the United States and Native American tribes

Accepted Answer

A)  Are strictly honored by the United States government. 
B)  Are usually advantageous to both parties. 
C)  Resulted in financial gains for Native American tribes. 
D)  Are agreements between sovereign nations. 
A)  Are strictly honored by the United States government. 
B)  Are usually advantageous to both parties. 
C)  Resulted in financial gains for Native American tribes. 
D)  Are agreements between sovereign nations.

Question 8

What effect did the shift in the numbers of independently owned farms to corporately owned farms have on Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puerto Rico's economy flourished as a result of large increases in agricultural production. 
B)  Puerto Rico's population doubled in size as a result increased food availability which leads to better health for the population. 
C)  The economy changed from small farms producing food to meet the local need to large farms hiring low-wage workers and exporting their products. 
D)  Factory jobs flourished and the over-all rate of unemployment declined. 
A)  Puerto Rico's economy flourished as a result of large increases in agricultural production. 
B)  Puerto Rico's population doubled in size as a result increased food availability which leads to better health for the population. 
C)  The economy changed from small farms producing food to meet the local need to large farms hiring low-wage workers and exporting their products. 
D)  Factory jobs flourished and the over-all rate of unemployment declined.

Question 9

How were blacks treated in the new South after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Black males could vote and run for offic

Question 10

Explain why it is inappropriate to use Native American images as mascots for sports teams.

Accepted Answer

The use of Native American images for sp

Question 11

What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

Accepted Answer

A)  To prohibit Chinese prostitutes from being imported by entrepreneurs 
B)  To forbid interracial marriage 
C)  To exclude Chinese born citizens from participating in government 
D)  To prohibit Chinese immigration for the next ten years 
A)  To prohibit Chinese prostitutes from being imported by entrepreneurs 
B)  To forbid interracial marriage 
C)  To exclude Chinese born citizens from participating in government 
D)  To prohibit Chinese immigration for the next ten years

Question 12

In the 1910s, a massive immigration of blacks from south to north occurred as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  Better schooling for blacks in northern cities. 
B)  The open communities being created as a result of the Harlem Renaissance. 
C)  Continued racism and oppression by southern whites. 
D)  The interruption of European immigration caused by WWI which resulted in labor shortages. 
A)  Better schooling for blacks in northern cities. 
B)  The open communities being created as a result of the Harlem Renaissance. 
C)  Continued racism and oppression by southern whites. 
D)  The interruption of European immigration caused by WWI which resulted in labor shortages.

Question 13

The ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education

Accepted Answer

A)  Was more of a moral than practical victory as segregation has persisted throughout America's system of education. 
B)  Marked the end of the Civil Rights Movement. 
C)  Effectively desegregated thousands of southern schools and ushered in the Civil Rights Movement. 
D)  Resulted in the concept of separate but equal. 
A)  Was more of a moral than practical victory as segregation has persisted throughout America's system of education. 
B)  Marked the end of the Civil Rights Movement. 
C)  Effectively desegregated thousands of southern schools and ushered in the Civil Rights Movement. 
D)  Resulted in the concept of separate but equal.

Question 14

Use of Native American depictions or references as school mascots

Accepted Answer

A)  Is appropriate when proper Indian delegates have seen and agree with the depiction or reference. 
B)  Have been denounced as racist and offensive not only by individual Native Americans but by most Native American tribal councils. 
C)  Is objectionable to most sports fans. 
D)  Is reasonable when used to "honor" and show respect for Native American Culture. 
A)  Is appropriate when proper Indian delegates have seen and agree with the depiction or reference. 
B)  Have been denounced as racist and offensive not only by individual Native Americans but by most Native American tribal councils. 
C)  Is objectionable to most sports fans. 
D)  Is reasonable when used to "honor" and show respect for Native American Culture.

Question 15

What was the purpose of the Congressional Enlistment Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It denied black men the right to enlist in Union Civil War regiments. 
B)  It established lower pay for black regiments fighting in the Civil War. 
C)  It allowed Union soldiers to take slaves from the Confederacy and enlist them in Union regiments. 
D)  It allowed Confederate regiments to force slaves to fight for the Confederacy 
A)  It denied black men the right to enlist in Union Civil War regiments. 
B)  It established lower pay for black regiments fighting in the Civil War. 
C)  It allowed Union soldiers to take slaves from the Confederacy and enlist them in Union regiments. 
D)  It allowed Confederate regiments to force slaves to fight for the Confederacy

Question 16

Compare the messages of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois.

Accepted Answer

.Booker T. Washington wanted to educated

Question 17

Medical practices of indigenous peoples

Accepted Answer

A)  Were well-respected by early European immigrants. 
B)  Were scorned by early European immigrants. 
C)  Based almost entirely on shamanist practices unrelated to more modern medicine. 
D)  Provide a foundation for much of what modern medicine has become. 
A)  Were well-respected by early European immigrants. 
B)  Were scorned by early European immigrants. 
C)  Based almost entirely on shamanist practices unrelated to more modern medicine. 
D)  Provide a foundation for much of what modern medicine has become.

Question 18

In the early 1900s, Yellow Peril was reported by California newspapers as

Accepted Answer

A)  Reference to the disproportionate number of Asian immigrants who were male to those who were female. 
B)  A reference to the numbers of Asian immigrants who were engaging in collective entrepreneurship. 
C)  Challenges faced by Asian immigrants as a result of crossing the Pacific. 
D)  A belief that Japanese immigrants would not Americanize. 
A)  Reference to the disproportionate number of Asian immigrants who were male to those who were female. 
B)  A reference to the numbers of Asian immigrants who were engaging in collective entrepreneurship. 
C)  Challenges faced by Asian immigrants as a result of crossing the Pacific. 
D)  A belief that Japanese immigrants would not Americanize.

Question 19

How does the model minority myth create resentment among people of color toward Asian Americans?

Accepted Answer

White Americans have praised Asian Ameri

Question 20

How did Booker T. Washington approach education for blacks in the south?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed black people would accept inequality if they could have economic opportunity. 
B)  He thought education was the key to equality between the races. 
C)  He wanted to train blacks to do the work usually reserved for white people such as doctors, engineers and pharmacists. 
D)  He marched on Washington, DC. demanding equal funding for the education of black children and white children. 
A)  He believed black people would accept inequality if they could have economic opportunity. 
B)  He thought education was the key to equality between the races. 
C)  He wanted to train blacks to do the work usually reserved for white people such as doctors, engineers and pharmacists. 
D)  He marched on Washington, DC. demanding equal funding for the education of black children and white children.

How did Puerto Rico become a territory of the United States?

Why do Puerto Ricans have a higher unemployment rate than other Latino groups in the United States?

What was the result of black soldiers fighting for the colonies during the Revolutionary War?

What group makes up the largest Spanish speaking ethnic group in the United States?

Which of the following was not a result of the Alien Land Law of 1920 prohibiting non-U.S. citizens from owning or leasing land?

Which of the following was not characteristic of the middle passage?

Treaties signed by the United States and Native American tribes

What effect did the shift in the numbers of independently owned farms to corporately owned farms have on Puerto Rico?

How were blacks treated in the new South after the Civil War?

Explain why it is inappropriate to use Native American images as mascots for sports teams.

What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

In the 1910s, a massive immigration of blacks from south to north occurred as a result of

The ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education

Use of Native American depictions or references as school mascots

What was the purpose of the Congressional Enlistment Act?

Compare the messages of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois.

Medical practices of indigenous peoples

In the early 1900s, Yellow Peril was reported by California newspapers as

How does the model minority myth create resentment among people of color toward Asian Americans?

How did Booker T. Washington approach education for blacks in the south?

Understanding Ourselves and Others: Clarifying Values and Language

Understanding Prejudice and Its Causes

Communication, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution

Immigration and Oppression: The Assault on Cultural and Language Diversity

Religion and Oppression: The Struggle for Religious Freedom

Rejecting Oppressive Relationships: The Logic of Cultural Pluralism for a Diverse Society

Racism: Confronting a Legacy of White Domination in America

Classism: Misperceptions and Myths About Income, Wealth, and Poverty

Sexism: Where the Personal Becomes Political

Heterosexism: Challenging the Heterosexism Assumption

Ableism: Disability Does Not Mean Inability

Pluralism in Schools: The Promise of Multicultural Education

Pluralism in Society: Creating Unity in a Diverse America

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Exam 5: Race and Oppression: The Experiences of People of Color

How did Puerto Rico become a territory of the United States?

Why do Puerto Ricans have a higher unemployment rate than other Latino groups in the United States?

What was the result of black soldiers fighting for the colonies during the Revolutionary War?

What group makes up the largest Spanish speaking ethnic group in the United States?

Which of the following was not a result of the Alien Land Law of 1920 prohibiting non-U.S. citizens from owning or leasing land?

Which of the following was not characteristic of the middle passage?

Treaties signed by the United States and Native American tribes

What effect did the shift in the numbers of independently owned farms to corporately owned farms have on Puerto Rico?

How were blacks treated in the new South after the Civil War?

Explain why it is inappropriate to use Native American images as mascots for sports teams.

What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

In the 1910s, a massive immigration of blacks from south to north occurred as a result of

The ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education

Use of Native American depictions or references as school mascots

What was the purpose of the Congressional Enlistment Act?

Compare the messages of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois.

Medical practices of indigenous peoples

In the early 1900s, Yellow Peril was reported by California newspapers as

How does the model minority myth create resentment among people of color toward Asian Americans?

How did Booker T. Washington approach education for blacks in the south?

Understanding Ourselves and Others: Clarifying Values and Language

Understanding Prejudice and Its Causes

Communication, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution

Immigration and Oppression: The Assault on Cultural and Language Diversity

Religion and Oppression: The Struggle for Religious Freedom

Rejecting Oppressive Relationships: The Logic of Cultural Pluralism for a Diverse Society

Racism: Confronting a Legacy of White Domination in America

Classism: Misperceptions and Myths About Income, Wealth, and Poverty

Sexism: Where the Personal Becomes Political

Heterosexism: Challenging the Heterosexism Assumption

Ableism: Disability Does Not Mean Inability

Pluralism in Schools: The Promise of Multicultural Education

Pluralism in Society: Creating Unity in a Diverse America

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