Ethnic Studies Chapter 16

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Diaspora refers to:

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The exile of Jews from Palestine

Front 2

Israel became an independent country and a jewish homeland in_____?

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1948

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"Mestizos" are becoming increasingly identified with Mexico's _______

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indigenous population

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Israel's Law of Return grants entry and citizenship to any of the world's _____

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Jews

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The intifada refers to:

Back 5

civil unrest led by Palestinians in the occupied territories

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Mexican Indians are ___ more likely to be illiterate than Mexican adults in general

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four times

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_____ has been the state policy in Canada for more than two decades

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Multiculturalism

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The top 10% of the mexican population who are typically white, well educated elites who trace their ancestry to spain, are termed ______

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Criollos

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Conflicts between ethnic, racial, religious and linguistic groups within nations are referred to as _____ conflicts

Back 9

ethnonational

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The Oslo Accords were a 1993 agreement between which nations?

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Israel and Palestine

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Cape Colouereds are:

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the product of mixed races in South Africa

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the largest group in South Africa are:

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Black Africans

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South Africa's first universal election in 1994 resulted in the election of ____ as president

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Nelson Mandela

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The sociological perspective on relations between dominant and subordinate groups treats race and ethnicity as:

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social categories

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Mexican Indian culture has been stereotyped as:

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1. An impediment to the development of a national mexican culture

2. resistant to progress

3. backward

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The 1995 Quebec referendum to secede from Canada was defeated by what percent of voters?

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50.5%

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The two official languages in Canada are English and _____

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French

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Mestizos have developed their own distinct _____

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Culture

Front 19

The majority of Quebecois speak

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French

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Nelson Mandela and _____ jointly won the Nobel prize in 1993

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F.W. deKlerk

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In 1999, in response to a native land claim, Canada created a new_____

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territory

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The contemporary Black Canadian population is about _____ of the nation's population

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3%

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The Intifada is accomplished through which of the following?

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1. the boycott of Israeli goods

2. non-cooperation with Israeli authorities

3. attacks against soldiers

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The Gulf War ended in what year?

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1991

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Race relations in Brazil are best understood as the result of______

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the legacy of slavery

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The revolt for equality and justice in Mexico in 1994 was led by:

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The Zapatista National Liberation Army

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Metis and non-status Indians were historically _____ by Canada

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unrecognized

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The criollos are 10% of the population, business and intellectual elites and white. True or False?

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True

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Apartheid in South Africa ended with a referendum in what year?

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1992

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Most of modern history of minorities has seen a pattern of assimilation and domination of minorities. _______ are a notable exception.

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Quebecios

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The white rule in South Africa can be understood only as a product of a historical tradition rooted in _____

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colonialism

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Approximately ______ percent of contemporary aboriginal peoples graduate from high school compared to more than 70 percent for the country as a whole

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40

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New residents of Quebec are required to send their children to _____ schools.

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french

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The visible minorities of Canada include blacks and ____

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nonwhite immigrant population

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a 2000 survey in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil found that _____ percent of the population believes that racism exists in their country

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93

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The former South African policy to keep Blacks, Coloureds, and Asians separate from Whites is called:

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Apartheid

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The visible minorities represent what percentage of the population in canada?

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16%

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The color gradient is.....

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a continuum from light to dark skin color

Front 39

Which of the following is true about women in the paid labor force in Mexico?

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In 2009 less than half of mexican women were in the paid labor force

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How are race and ethnic relations in Canada different from the U.S?

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1. Canada has an official position of multiculturalism

2. Canada has a greater population of native people

3. Canada has a contemporary secessionist movement

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with regard to the color gradient, mestizos occupy the ______

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middle status

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What year did Mexican women receive the right to vote?

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1953

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The aboriginal people of Canada are the ....

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1. non status Indians

2. Metis

3. Inuit