Deck 8: The Formation and Legacies of Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Question 1

The process of colonization targets only the land.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Jim Crow laws made African Americans equal citizens who have all the same rights and privileges as whites.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Black men face incarceration at more than 3 times the rate of Whites.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Genocide can happen only in developing countries.

Question 5

Migration happens only when people go across international borders.

Question 6

Colonialism is

A) building colonies
B) rape and pillaging towns
C) the organized effort to eliminate an entire group of people
D) a system of oppression of and domination over the local population

Question 7

The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

A) was enacted in 1968
B) protects Native American children in need of homes from placement with non-Native adoptive and foster homes
C) is a race-based law
D) Promotes the use of boarding schools

Question 8

#BlackLivesMatter (#BLM)

A) is an international movement that addresses violence and systemic racism towards the Black community
B) was created by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi
C) A type of musical expression
D) Both A and B

Question 9

The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

A) started the war between Mexico and the United States
B) took an area already occupied by another group
C) make Mexico a much larger country
D) ended the war between Mexico and the United States

Question 10

The term "Chicana/o"

A) has a negative connotation
B) is used to describe Mexican crafts
C) is used to describe a Mexican American
D) is used only by white people

Question 11

The term "Chicanismo"

A) emphasizes the ideology of la raza (the people)
B) favors individual achievement of goals
C) is an ideology that is not used today
D) describes people of Filipino ancestry

Question 12

Racism is

A) a positive thing for communities
B) biologically constructed
C) nonexistent in today's world
D) none of the above

Question 13

How do we describe the Native American identity that cuts across tribes and regions?

A) Pow Wow
B) Pan Indian identity
C) Melting pot
D) The four directions

Question 14

Which continent underwent an intensive process of colonization by Europeans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?

A) Oceania
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) The Americas

Question 15

"The border crossed us before we ever crossed the border" is a common saying among

A) Homeland Security personnel
B) Border patrol agents
C) Older Mexican Americans residing in the borderlands of the Southwest
D) U.S. State Department

Question 16

Although Dolores Huerta and César Chávez were successful and saw many changes in many areas, migrant farm workers continued to face oppressive conditions such as

A) lack of medical insurance and housing
B) clothing
C) social networks
D) none of the above

Question 17

Border Vigilante Movements are

A) a phenomenon of the past
B) minutemen
C) groups interested in assisting immigrants
D) groups interested in history

Question 18

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

A) ended DACA in 2017, under the Trump administration
B) creates a legal path to citizenship for immigrants brought to the country undocumented as children
C) Guatemala is the largest origin country among beneficiaries of the DACA program
D) Promotes deportations of undocumented immigrants

Question 19

Migrants can be:

A) "immigrants" and "undocumented immigrants,"
B) "refugees"
C) "asylum seekers"
D) All of the above

Question 20

Asian Americans often need to cope with the stereotype of being:

A) a model minority
B) a monolithic group
C) self-sufficient
D) All of the above

Question 21

Explain colonialism and its effects on the Native Americans, genocide, and racial inequality in the United States

Question 22

How do the Jim Crow laws affect the civil rights of African Americans?

Question 23

What is the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)?

Question 24

Why is #BlackLivesMatter (#BLM) important for the United States and the world?

Question 25

How was the Chicano Movement or El Movimiento pivotal for the Latinx community?

Question 26

How can we interpret from a culturally grounded perspective the phrase "model minority" often used to describe Asian Americans?