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This activity contains 15 questions.

	The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican American War:   gave the United States rights to California and most of Arizona and New Mexico for $125 million. required the United States to grant citizenship to more than 1,000,000 Mexicans. required the United States to guarantee religious freedom, property rights, and cultural integrity to all of the new Mexican American citizens. all of the above.

	In which respect is immigration from Mexico to the United States unique?   The proximity of Mexico encourages past immigrants to maintain strong cultural and language ties with their homeland through friends and relatives. The immigrants confront immediate language problems that mark them as a minority. The immigrants from Mexico confronted discrimination in the United States based on their physical features. all of the above.

	Which sociological perspective would note that corporations located in the United States, led by agribusinesses, invested in Mexico in such a way as to maximize their profits but minimize the amount of money remaining in Mexico to provide needed employment?   the functionalist perspective the interactionist perspective the conflict perspective the labeling approach

	Operation Wetback was:   inaugurated in 1954 to crackdown on illegal aliens coming from Mexico to the United States. named after Mexican immigrants who work for low wages on farms in the rain and have wetbacks that glisten in the California sunshine. the name applied to the Mexican swim team at the 1948 Olympics that won three gold medals. inaugurated in 1962 to recruit Mexicans to work for low wages as migrant farm workers in California.

	The culture of poverty theory was developed by:   George Murdock. Oscar Lewis. Talcott Parsons. Margaret Mead.

	Which of the following is true about union activity among Mexican American farm workers?   César Chávez unionized the migrant farm workers. The migrant farm workers union is now called the "National Farm Workers Association." The first success of the farm workers union was a nationwide lettuce boycott. all of the above.

	Militant Mexicans use the term Vendidos (or traitor) to refer to:   Puerto Ricans who advocate statehood for the island. Puerto Ricans who want to return to the island. Mexican Americans who advocate assimilation. Mexican Americans who work as street vendors.

	Which of the following statements about Puerto Rican history is NOT correct?   Citizenship was extended to Puerto Ricans in 1955, with statehood scheduled to be granted in 2005. After the island was seized by the United States during the Spanish American war in 1898, English, previously unknown, became the only language permitted in the island school system. Puerto Rico was once called Borinquén and Puerto Ricans now refer to themselves as Boricas. Although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, they may not vote.

	Which of the following is NOT a factor that has contributed to the migration from Puerto Rico to the mainland?   The growth of relatively cheap air transportation between Puerto Rico and the mainland. The frustrations of being United States citizens without full voting or legal rights. The economic pull away from the underdeveloped and overpopulated island. The absence of legal restrictions on travel between Puerto Rico and the mainland.

	In a 1998 vote in Puerto Rico more than 50 percent of the population voted for:   continuing commonwealth status. statehood. independence. none of the above.

	Which of the following statements about the color gradient in Puerto Rico is correct?   Throughout most of Puerto Rico's history, intermarriages were not permitted. Societies, such as Puerto Rico, with a color gradient permit less flexibility and are more likely to impose specific sanctions against a group of people based on skin color alone. Some of the races that exist in Puerto Rico are: blanco (White) prieto, moreno, or de color (dark-skinned), and negro (Black). only a and c

	Puerto Rico's economy is:   similar to the economy of most other Caribbean nations. comparable to the economy of the middle third of all states in the United States. at the mercy of economic forces in the United States and, to a much lesser extent, other industrial nations. all of the above.

	With respect to school segregation, Hispanics have:   a level of segregation that has not changed in the last twenty-five years. benefited from tracking in many school systems. a higher level of segregation than even that for Black students. a level of segregation that has decreased during the last twenty-five years.

	Familism:   is generally regarded as good because an extended family provides emotional strength in times of crisis. has the positive effect of providing financial support through a close kinship group. has the negative effect of discouraging youths with a bright future from taking advantage of opportunities that would separate them from their family. all of the above.

	Hispanics:   are predominantly members of fundamentalist churches. are a major force in the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States today. account for over a third of Roman Catholics in the United States. all of the above.

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