Chicano Movement Quiz

In what decade did the Chicano Movement take place?

• 1940s

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

What was the original connotation (association/meaning) of the term "Chicano" in the 1950s?

• A term of pride

• An insulting name

• A neutral term

• A term for Mexican citizens

What were some of the main goals of the Chicano Movement?

• End discrimination and negative stereotypes, expand workers' rights, voting rights, educational equality, and land usage

• Promote Mexican culture, increase immigration, and establish a new political party

• Create a separate state for Mexican Americans, increase trade with Mexico, and promote bilingual education

• End the Vietnam War, promote environmental conservation, and increase women's rights

Which states were primarily involved in the Chicano Movement?

• New York, Florida, and Illinois

• Texas, New Mexico, and California

• Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon

• Washington, Colorado, and Utah

What historical event redrew the official line between Mexico and the United States in 1848?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Treaty of Tordesillas

What inspired the Chicano Movement in the 1960s?

• The success of the African American Civil Rights Movement

• The end of World War II

• The Great Depression

• The Mexican Revolution

What were the four main issues the Chicano Movement focused on?

• Immigration, healthcare, education, and housing

• Land ownership, workers' rights, educational equality, and political equality

• Environmental conservation, economic reform, healthcare, and voting rights

• Military service, trade agreements, cultural preservation, and language rights

What was promised to Mexican Americans in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848?

• Equal education opportunities

• The right to vote

• The right to keep their land

• Free healthcare

What did Chicano activists promote to reclaim their lands in Southwestern states?

• The idea of sacred, ancestral lands

• The concept of free trade

• The notion of universal healthcare

• The idea of open borders

What was the purpose of the Chicano Movement in the 1960s?

• To promote higher education for all

• To win more protections for migrant farmworker families

• To establish new political parties

• To create new agricultural technologies