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49 Cards in this Set
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Native Americans experienced which 4 dominant group response patterns?
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Xenophobia, Legislative action, Segregation, Expulsion
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What is the most agreed-upon number of Native Americans living in the US before Eurpean colonization
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6-10 million
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How did whites justify their treatment of Native Americans
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said they were cruel dirty heathens, savages
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What was the US government policy of dealing with Native Americans in the mid 19th century
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relocate them to low status areas, Indian removal act
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Which state has the most counties made up of over 50% Native Americans
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New Mexico
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Example of cultural diffusion from the Iroquois
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Democracy
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What type of justice describes the Belief that a wrong had to be repaid
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retribution
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Why were the Cherokees expelled from the east
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the fertile land was coveted by the whites
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What was the General Allotment Act of 1887
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ended communal ownership
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What other program did Dillion preside over
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Japanese internment camps
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How do suicide deaths among Native Americans compare to the national average
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N.American avg is twice the national avg
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How does education of N. Americans compare with the nations average
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fewer high school graduates than any other minority group
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What is the recent proposed use for many N American reservations
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Toxic dumping
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What tribe is the largest of the Native Americans
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Navajo
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most serious resource shortage for many western tribes
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water
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What is the Alcatraz Proclamation
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sarcastic proclamation attacking the neglect and deprivation faced by Native Americans in the past/present
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What was the 1954 landmark desegregation ruling and what institution did it cover
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Brown vs. Board of Education and covers schools (education system)
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Which minority response pattern are the 1960s sit-ins and freedom rides
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Acts of defiance
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describe Repatriation and Operation Wetback
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expelled thousands of Mexican Amer, families were divided, 1954-59 expelled 3.8 million many who looked Mexican were deported
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What was the impact of the massive civil rights legislation
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equal life opportunities for blacks
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What did the National Commission on Civil Disorders say was a major cause of the 1960s riots
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underemployment and inadequate housing
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What were the causes of the 92 LA riots
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Rodney King, Multi racial riot with various conflict combos
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The major criticism against using intelligence testing to compare the capabilities of races is
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bias, trying to use genetics saying one race is more intelligent than the other
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Which groups income has benefited most from the civil rights movement
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Black middle class
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What is Blauner's "internal-colonialism"
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1 in 4 blacks live in poverty, Fastest growing segment of poor is the Female headed households
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Describe the Black middle class
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experience less discrimination but still endures various forms of racism
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How do African-born Americans differ from the general population
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better educated, higher income
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What is the Bell Curve and how was it criticized
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Denial of racism, selecting certain data
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Has the number of elected black officials changed since the 1960s
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YES
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Which cities have the highest percentage of Hispanic residents
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SAN ANTONIO, LA, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas
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What causes variances in the Hispanic experience in the US
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social status of ethnic group, area of country, period involved (economic situation)
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What states did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo bring into the US
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California, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona
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What is La Raza Cosmica
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movement activists said all Spanish people in Americas should unite around common political goals
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Does culture affect behavior and interpersonal interactions
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YES
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How do Mexican Americans living in LA and New Mexico, compared to those living elsewhere
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They have assimilated better
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3 proponents of Chicano power
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Reizes Lopez Tijerina (Land Grant restitution) David Sanchez (Brown Berets police brutality) Cesar Chavez (United Farm Workers Union)
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How and why do changes in the US economy affect Puerto Rico
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They are a territory of ours so they are dependent on the US
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What is the basis for an individuals identity, importance, and security depend on
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FAMILY
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In the Puerto Rican American communities, what are bodegas
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grocery stores, center for community interaction
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In what categories Puerto Ricans surpass Mexican Americans
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poverty rate, better education, better english
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What is the Platt Amendment
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right to intervene in Cuba if necessary to protect US interests
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How do Cubans compare to other Hispanic-American groups
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assimilated better, greater educational attainments, lower unemployment rates, higher median family income
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Which ethnic group commonly co-exists with Dominicans
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Puerto Ricans
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Who was involved in the sanctuary movement that hid Salvadoran refugees
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The Catholic church
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What country sent the greatest number of South American immigrants
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Columbia
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What variable aids Hispanic immigrant youth remaining in school
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age at the time of entry into the US
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Which groups have low intermarriage rates with non-Hispanics
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Puerto Ricans and Dominicans
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What does conflict analysis suggests will improve Hispanic status
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getting political "muscle"
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According to Alejandro Portes and Alex Stepkick, how did Cubans respond to discrimination in Miami in the early 1980s
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Cubans formed economic enclave and entered politics
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