Ethnic Studies Unit 1 review

What amendment made all persons born or naturalized in the United States citizens?

• 15th

• 10th

• 13th

• 14th

What ancestry group makes up the largest percentage of the population?

• English

• French

• German

• Irish

All the answers are common challenging aspects of assimilation into the dominant culture(s) of the United States by all immigrant cultures through the history of the United States EXCEPT:

• Immigrant’s religious practices are looked down upon

• Employment options for a new immigrant early on is severely limited

• Upon arrival, different ethnicities were “on their own’ with no other immigrants of the same culture available to assist.

• Exclusionary laws based on race and ethnicity made it difficult to assimilate.

What caused an increase in migration to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century?

• The rise of nationalism in the United States

• The rapid growth of American industry and infrastructure.

• The outbreak of wars across Europe

• religious persecution of Jews

What was the purpose of the quota system setup by the Naturalization and Immigration Act of 1917?

• To increase immigration from non-European countries

• To prevent people who did not share American values from coming to the U.S.

• To keep the ethnic make-up of the United States from changing.

• To decrease immigration from Europe.

What is DACA?

• allows all individuals who were brought to the United States illegally as children to have a path to citizenship

• allows some individuals who entered the US legally but overstayed their visas to have a path to get a work permit

• allows some individuals who were brought to the United States illegally as children to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action

• allowed only individuals who entered the United States during the 1980s to have a path to legal status.

Identity

• A person's distinct characteristics, beliefs, and sense of self that define who they are.

  
  

• The presence of a variety of ________  backgrounds, traditions, and customs within a society.

• An individual's unique point of view or way of understanding and interpreting the world.

• Social and political campaigns aimed at securing equal rights and liberties for marginalized or oppressed groups.

Cultural Diversity

• A person's distinct characteristics, beliefs, and sense of self that define who they are.

  
  

• The presence of a variety of ________  backgrounds, traditions, and customs within a society.

• An individual's unique point of view or way of understanding and interpreting the world.

• Social and political campaigns aimed at securing equal rights and liberties for marginalized or oppressed groups.

Civil Rights

• A person's distinct characteristics, beliefs, and sense of self that define who they are.

  
  

• The presence of a variety of ________  backgrounds, traditions, and customs within a society.

• An individual's unique point of view or way of understanding and interpreting the world.

• Social and political campaigns aimed at securing equal rights and liberties for marginalized or oppressed groups.

Advocacy

• The act of supporting and promoting a particular cause, issue, or group to bring about positive change.

• The enforced separation of different racial or ethnic groups, often leading to unequal treatment and opportunities.

• An official order or requirement issued by an authority.

• A historical student movement that advocated for the rights and representation of marginalized communities, particularly in higher education.