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Key Term Quiz


This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 During the depression, the United States government developed a quick way to reduce welfare rolls and eliminate people seeking jobs: ship Mexicans back to Mexico. This policy was known as:
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 In 1942, when World War II was depleting the labor pool, the United States agreed to a program allowing migration across the border by contracted laborers called:
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 The derisive slang term that is used for Mexicans who enter the United States illegally is:
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 La Raza:
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 A deviant way of life that involves no future planning, no enduring commitment to marriage, and absence of the work ethic:
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 A Mexican American movement that was comparable to the African American Black Power movement that stressed a positive self-image for Mexican Americans was called:
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 Neoricans are:
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 Puerto Rico and its people reflect a phenomenon called _______________, which refers to continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 With respect to Latino families, the concept familism means:
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 Curanderismo, which refers to folk practices, has a negative affect upon:
 
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