The Chicano Movement

The goals of the Chicano Movement included all of the following EXCEPT

• better education

• voting rights

• right to unionize

• reclaim lost land

When did the Chicano movement occur? 

• 1940s
• 1950s
• 1960s
• 1970s

True or false: Mexican Americans successfully fought to reclaim land lost during the Chicano Movement.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.8.9

During World War Two 16 million young Americans went abroad to fight. This "invitation" was given to Mexicans to come help fill the labor shortage in America during the war.

• Bracero Program

• Mexican Repatriation Act

• Repartimiento System

• Encomienda System

Which of the following groups was a major group in the fight for rights for migrant farm workers in the United States?

• AIM
• SCLC
• NOW
• UFW

Who was the leader of the United Farm Workers Union Movement?

• Sal Castro
• Gonzalo Mendez
• Pete Hernandez
• Cesar Chavez

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The United Farm Workers used which techniques to protest their labor conditions?

• sit ins and school walk-outs

• riots and carrying guns

• strike, hunger strike, boycott

• petitions and lobbyists

The farmworkers won the following after their protests:

• protection from dangerous pesticides

• rise in wages

• fresh water and toilets in the field

• all of the above

Which of the following was true about the school experience of Latino students in Los Angeles before the 1960s?

• The dropout rate among Latino students was very high.

• The high number of bilingual teachers in LA schools boosted their success rate.

• They had high participation rates in school activities.

• Teachers and faculty in LA had a unique understanding of the difficulties facing the students, and were therefore able to help them.

What form of protest did students take in Los Angeles in the late 1960s to fight against prejudices that existed in the public schools there?

• They started riots because of their anger over the poor treatment of Latino Americans in schools.
• They refused to try on any school work or tests if things did not change.
• They walked out of class in order to show solidarity and send a message that things needed to change. 
• They started a petition drive around their neighborhoods urging the government to change the school situation.