Chapter 25 Quiz

LULAC emphasized the rights and duties of being U.S. citizens, but it also encouraged Mexican Americans to honor their Mexican heritage.

• True

• False

From 1957 to 1961, Henry B. González served as the mayor of El Paso, becoming the first Mexican American mayor of a major U.S. city.

• True

• False

President Lyndon B. Johnson launched the New Deal, a liberal program of change meant to improve the lives of Americans.

• True

• False

Beginning in the 1970s, thousands of South Vietnamese refugees moved to Texas, where they found the climate and geography along the Gulf of Mexico similar to that of their homeland.

• True

• False

Texas’s population increased from about 77 million in 1950 to about 14.2 million in 1980.

• True

• False

Match each item with its description.

• American GI Form of Texas

• . group formed by Dr. Hector P. Garcia to fight for equal rights for Mexican Americans

• NOW

• worldwide organization of oil-producing countries

• CORE

• group founded by James L. Farmer, Jr., that used nonviolent protest to win access to public facilities for African Americans

• Head Start

• Great Society program designed to give poor children a chance to start school on even footing with other children

• OPEC

• . organization that sought equal opportunities in employment and education for women

How was Austin native John Henry Faulk affected by the Red Scare?

• A. He was convicted of espionage.

• B. He was drafted to fight in the Korean War.

• C. He was found guilty of revealing American secrets to Cuba.

• D. He lost his job due to accusations that he was a Communist.

According to the excerpt, how did Texas's law school for African Americans compare to the University of Texas Law School?

• The law school for African Americans was of better quality (superior)

• The law school for African Americans was not as good (inferior)

• The two schools were equal

• There were only minor differences between the two schools

According to the excerpt, why was Dr. Hector Garcia awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

• His community-building efforts demonstrated good citizenship

• His work to improve the lives of Mexican Americans challenged traditional American ideals

• He founded LULAC to support Mexican American rights

• He served as the first Mexican American in the U.S. House of Representatives

Which of the following factors contributed to the growth in farm productivity in the postwar years?

• the growing number of small family farms

• the increased use of farm machinery

• the decreased use of irrigation

• the movement of cotton planting from West to East Texas