Chicano Movement

What happened after the Mexican-American War?

• Mexican-Americans were consistently treated fairly

• Mexican-Americans often faced discrimination

Why was the Bracero Program created?

• It was created to bring people from Mexico to do farm work

• It was created to provide high paying jobs

• It was created to start strikes

• It was created to start unions

Cesar Chavez once said, “It’s ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves.” It can be implied that Chavez believed.....

• Farm workers did not earn enough money

• Farm workers were greedy

• Farm workers should have to pay higher taxes

• Farm workers eat too much

Why did 17 million Americans boycott California grapes? Choose the most likely reason.

• They didn't like the taste of grapes.

• They thought grapes were too expensive.

• They wanted to provide their support to the farm workers' cause.

• They thought the people working in the fields should make less money.

Why do people go on strike?

• They just want to take a day off.

• They don't want to get paid.

• They want their employer (company) to pay them more and/or provide better working conditions.

• They want to get a new job.

Cesar Chavez going on a hunger strike is an example of a....

• Violent protest

• Non-violent protest

In addition to Cesar Chavez, who also was a leader in the United Farm Workers?

• 0. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Dolores Huerta

• David Sanchez

• Ruben Salazar

What did students in East Los Angeles do in 1968 to get “an equal, qualitative, and culturally relevant education”?

• They broke into the California state capitol

• They walked out of school

• They burnt down much of the city

• They did a TikTok challenge

Which group is seen here?

• American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

• The Brown Berets

• The United Farm Workers

• The NAACP

How did the Vietnam War disproportionally affect the Mexican-American community?

• They were more likely to be drafted and therefore more likely to get killed/injured

• They were not allowed to be in the military

• The US took land away from Mexico during the Vietnam War

• The Mexican-American community had to live on concentration camps during the war