Cesar Chavez (R)

What was the biggest problem faced by migrant workers in the 1950s?

• Competition from the Bracero Program

• Low wages

• Lack of medical care

• Lack of housing

What form of protest did Cesar Chavez stage at a ranch that hired braceros?

• Strike

• Boycott

• Sit-in

• March

What was the name of the labor union formed by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta?

• Bracero Program

• Community Service Organization

• United Farm Workers (UFW)

• National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)

What did Cesar Chavez organize to bring attention to the strike against grape growers?

• Boycott of California grapes

• March from Delano to Sacramento

• Fast for 25 days

• Sit-in at the grape fields

What did Cesar Chavez announce as a way to get other grape growers to change their working conditions and wages?

• Nationwide strike

• Boycott of California grapes

• Sit-in at the grape fields

• Fast for 25 days

What did Cesar Chavez protest against in grape farming?

• Use of child labor

• Lack of safety regulations

• Pesticide use harming farmworkers

• Low wages for workers

What did Cesar Chavez do to make people pay attention to the working conditions of farmworkers?

• Organized a nationwide strike

• Led a sit-in at a ranch

• Went on a fast for 25 days

• Boycotted California grapes

What was the name of the organization that Cesar Chavez co-founded to help farmworkers?

• National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)

• Bracero Program

• United Farm Workers (UFW)

• Community Service Organization

What did Cesar Chavez refuse to eat for 25 days to bring attention to worker-related issues?

• Fruits

• Meat

• Food

• Vegetables

What did Cesar Chavez's efforts lead to in 1968?

• Formation of the Bracero Program

• Passing of laws to improve worker conditions

• Creation of a holiday in his memory

• Signing of contracts with 26 growers