BARU
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Lembar kerjaMexican Americans During the 1920's
Total soal: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
According to Document A (Colonel L. M. Maus) which of the following terms best describes his description of the Mexican people?
irresponsible
hard working
lazy
dull
“They are generally misunderstood by the American people, but in spite of misrepresentations they are absolutely essential to the prosperity of the great southwest."
According to this quote from Document A, without the labor of the Mexican people the success of the Southwest United States could not be possible?
True
False
According to Doc. A, what other industry besides farming relied heavily on Mexican labor?
Automotive Construction
Railroad Construction
Belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would help make them more loyal citizens
Urbanization
Melting Pot
Americanization
Colonization
All of the following were different kinds of training offered to the Mexican students of the Americanization programs EXCEPT;
Industrial Training
Home Economics for girls
English Classes
Areospace Engineering
"Bisbee is to have a new Mexican school house ready for occupation within a short time. This building will contain 16 class rooms, five of which will be devoted to industrial education."
According to this quote from DOC. B, did the Mexican- American children attend segregated schools?
YES
NO
According to DOC. C, American workers didn't like the Mexican laborers because they believed them to be a threat.
True
False
According to DOC. C, who has "laid the rails and topped the beets and poured the cubic miles of cement."
the humble Mexican
the humble American
What event was taking place in Mexico around this time period of the 1920's that was forcing many Mexican people to migrate to the United States?
The Mexican Revolution
The Boxer Rebellion
The D-Day Invasion
The development of the Atomic Bomb
Based on Doc. D, what role do you believe race played in nativist attitudes towards Mexicans?
Nativist were NOT racist toward the Mexican- Americans
Nativist were racist toward the Mexican- Americans
Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-
Bootlegger
Monopolies
Communists
Nativists
According to the Powerpoint many Mexicans migrated to the United States during this time because of the Mexican Revolution.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
Pull Factors
Push Factors
According to this DBQ, many Mexicans found work on farms, constructing railroads and different types of jobs.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
Push Factors
Pull Factors
What is the Quota System?
A system created to limit the number of immigrants who could be in America
The end of the Civil War
The Basic rules of Immigration
The first rule of immigration
Where were most immigrants from?
Asia
Africa
South America
Europe
Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Mexican worker?
There owned all the businesses in California
They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.
They opened too many restaurants
they thought they would take their jobs
According to DOC. E, how did Nativist feel about the blending/ mixing of people from different National or racial backgrounds?
Thumbs Up
Thumbs Down
"Tuesday night and alleged threats that Mexicans and Negroes must leave Breckenridge at once or have their homes burned."
This quote from document F is describing the terror faced by Mexican and African Americans. What group of people was responsible for this terror?
KKK
the Taliban
