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PBS Latino Americans Episode 3: War & Peace
PBS Latino Americans Episode 3: War & Peace
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What event caused national outrage and shifted Hector P. García’s focus?
the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
discrimination against zoot suiters and the Zoot Suit Riots
Felix Longoria was refused burial in a segregated Texas cemetery
the incarceration of Japanese Americans in American concentration camps
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What was a
Bracero
?
a Mexican worker recruited to work in the United States
a lucha libre tag team
an American worker recruited to work in Mexico
a professional arm wrestler
3
What were the “Zoot Suit Riots?”
an assault by “zoot suiters” on Mexican Americans in Los Angeles
a rush to buy zoot suits on sale
an attack by “zoot suiters” on U.S. servicemen and Los Angeles police
a 3-day attack by US servicemen on Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles in 1943
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Why did Hispanic Americans think they would be more respected upon returning home from the war? choose 2
they had often been treated as equals in their military service
they had served their country patriotically during the war
they knew Anglo Americans would now love them and treat them equally
Anglo Americans would fear and respect them
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What is the Congressional Medal of Honor?
a medal given to soldiers for good military service
all of these
an award for the highest Fortnight kill count
the highest and most prestigious award for any member of the U.S. military
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How did the Viva Kennedy Campaign change life for Mexican Americans/Latinos?
Latino Americans from different cultural backgrounds began to unite
politicians began to care about Latino issues because their votes mattered
all of these
Latinos began to see themselves as a political community with power
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Who was staff sergeant Macario Garcia?
the first Mexican American sergeant in the U.S. Army
he captured Adolf Hitler
the first Mexican immigrant to receive the Medal of Honor
he invented the wireless television
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What is true about the American GI Forum? check ALL that apply...
it was a veteran group founded by Doctor Hector P. García in 1948
motto:"Education is Our Freedom and Freedom should be Everybody's Business"
it focuses on veterans' and their family’s issues
it is a Hispanic veterans and civil rights organization
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Who was Guy Gabaldon?
a Mexican-American actor
a Marine who was credited with capturing over 1,500 Japaneseduring WW II
a top scoring Call of Duty gamer
a Mexican American boxer
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Why wasn’t Doctor Hector Garcia considered a doctor initially upon joining the U.S. Army?
Doctor Garcia looked too young
Army leaders couldn’t believe he had graduated from medical school
no one knew Dr. Garcia
there weren’t any "Mexicans" in the Army
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Mexican American service members were forced to serve in racially segregated units like Black Americans…
False
True
12
Which of the following are TRUE about Puerto Ricans in World War II? Pick all that apply (hint: 3)
Puerto Rican males were subject to the draft
Puerto Ricans were called Blastin’ Boriquas
over 65,000 participated
Puerto Ricans were segregated into their own units like Black Americans
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What did war hero Macario García find upon returning home to Texas?
he was elected Mayor of San Antonio, TX
he was treated equally by Anglo Americans
he was offered many jobs by Anglos American business owners
he was discriminated against and arrested for trying to eat in a restaurant
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How was life different for the García family upon arriving to the U.S.?
all of these
the Garcia parents were highly educated
the Garcia family was considered “white”
the Garcia family was very stable
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How many Latinos served in the U.S. armed forces during World War II ?
all of these
half a million (500,000)
5 million
10,000
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What is a “pachuco?”
a type of loose-fitting pants
a worker from Pachuca, Mexico
a Mexican American male clothing model
a culture and style sometimes associated with Mexican American gangs
17
What was Operation Wetback?
a program to build pools in Latino neighborhoods
a program to recruit Mexican workers to the U.S.
mass deportation of Mexican immigrants—and some U.S. citizens—in 1954
the deportation of Puerto Ricans in the 1950’s
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How did life change for Hispanics during World War II? Check all that apply... (3)
Latinas were recruited to work in the defense industry factories
Anglos and Latinos came into conflict
Latinos were treated equally throughout the U.S.
Mexican workers were recruited to work throughout the U.S.
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The Los Angeles Police Department moved to stop U.S. servicemen from attacking Mexican Americans, Blacks, and Filipinos
False
True
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What is true about “zoot suits?” Check all that apply… (3)
high-waisted, loose-fitting trousers, and a long coat with shoulder pads
some Anglos considered them unpatriotic, wasteful, and defiant
zoot suits were banned by the City of Los Angeles
only gang members wore them
