1.4 Video: ETHS TWLF On Strike

Why did Berkeley students organize a strike in the Spring of 1999 to save the Ethnic Studies Department?

• To protest against the expansion of the Ethnic Studies Department.

• To demand the removal of all ethnic studies programs.

• To prevent drastic budget cuts and the loss of faculty members.

• To advocate for a curriculum focused solely on European history.

What was a primary demand of the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) in 1969 regarding education?

• To establish a Third World College with departments for various ethnic studies.

• To increase funding for existing European history departments.

• To reduce the number of faculty members in all departments.

• To focus solely on the history of the United States.

What were some of the major demands of the students who occupied Barrows Hall in 1999?

• Increased tuition fees and reduced class sizes.

• Hiring of new faculty, establishment of an Ethnic Studies Research Center, and development of a Multicultural Center.

• Elimination of all ethnic studies programs and increased police presence on campus.

• Greater administrative control over student organizations and stricter academic policies.

What was Chancellor Robert Berdahl's stance on negotiating with the hunger-striking students?

• He was willing to negotiate if students ended their hunger strike.

• He refused to be coerced into negotiations and believed students shouldn't dictate resource allocation.

• He agreed to negotiate only after police cleared the camp.

• He sought a compromise that would satisfy both the students and the university administration.

How many other faculty members from the Ethnic Studies Department were willing to be arrested if students were arrested?

• Five

• Seven

• Nine

• Twelve

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