The 'Extra Credit Quiz' explores immigration, discrimination, and identity in American history, focusing on themes like the American Dream, racial prejudice, and the immigrant experience. It assesses understanding of historical and sociological perspectives.
Been a target of violence and myths about disease, illiteracy, and intellectual inferiority
Played a greater role in the Mafia than both native-born Americans and immigrants from other countries
Totally assimilated into the macroculture
Have left the Catholic Church in large numbers
Two of the above
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Asia
South America
Africa
Oceania
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Only people of color were victims of widespread prejudice and discrimination
Only people of color were denied by law an education, property ownership, and basic civil rights
All of the above
None of the above
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Pluralism
Amalgamation
Assimilation
Separatism
Suppression
Striation
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Have primary origins in Saudi Arabia
Include thousands of African Americans who are distinct from the Nation of Islam (Black Muslims) led by Louis Farraken
Tend to be economically disadvantaged and poorly educated
All of the above
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Citizenship is readily available to newcomers who are willing to work hard and contribute
Decisions about who is white and therefore eligible for citizenship changed over time
The American Dream is no longer an important vision for new immigrants
Anti-immigrant sentiment is directed primarily at persons who enter our country illegally
The number of immigrants from Asian countries is beginning to decline
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Today's newcomers are avoiding the heartland
More immigrants are coming from Europe than ever before
The English and Scots are good examples of the "melting pot" theory
African Americans and Latinos could assimilate if they wanted to
Two of the above
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Mexico, Germany and India
India, Philippines and Vietnam
Mexico, Canad and Haiti
Cuba, Haiti and Kenya
China, Japan and Korea
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Slaves who participated in corn-shucking ceremonies
Black elite slaveholders in Louisiana
The Harlem Renaissance
The Black Power movement
Spirituals and oral histories
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All had access to the American Dream through eventual cultural assimilation
All experienced institutional racism that lessened their life chances
All have contributed significantly but have benefit unequally
All harbor fears and prejudices that threaten the stability of our society
All have a distinct worldview and share little in common as Americans
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Are a pan-ethnic group that originated in Mexico, the Caribbean, and the rest of Latin America
Make up about 15% of the population
Are primarily of Mexican origins as a result of US territorial conquests and colonialism
Include people who identify as Black, White, Latino, Indian and Multiracial
All of the above
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By treaty, cultural autonomy was guaranteed to Mexicans living in the Southwest
Native Americans, living with nature on reservations, have one of the longest life spans in the US
Prior to 1975, southwest Asian immigrants to the US, like the first wave of Cuban refugees, were poor and illiterate
All of the above
None of the above
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Peaceful co-existence
Amalgamation
Cultural assimilation
Cultural pluralism/accommodation
Separatism/disintegration
Suppression
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Are ethnically and linguistically diverse, since only about 1/5th of Muslims worldwide are Arab
Are guided by Five Pillars that are the foundation of their religious faith
Practices their religion freely, although strict Muslims often experience cultural conflict due to Friday prayers, styles of dress, and forbidden banking practices
Are experiencing increased prejudice and discrimination in our schools and society
All of the above
None of the above
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Are culturally assimilated
Are highly diverse in terms of native language and cultures
Live mainly in urban areas outside reservations
No longer have treaty concerns with the US government
None of the above
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Pluralism
Amalgamation
Assimilation
Separatism
Suppression
Striation
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Pluralism
Amalgamation
Assimilation
Separatism
Suppression
Striation
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Today priority is given to highly educated professionals and people with needed skils
Today priority is given to immediate family members
Today priority is given to family sponsored preferences
Today priority is given to refugees and asylees
All of the above
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Undocumented workers were encouraged to come to the United States during times when labor was needed
There are times when US citizens were sent back to their countries of origin
Jewish immigrants entered in large numbers during BOTH the classic and contemporary eras
The state of Oregon is a favorite settlement location for newcomers from Russia and the Ukraine
All of the above
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Peaceful co-existence
Amalgamation
Cultural assimilation
Cultural pluralism/accommodation
Separatism/disintegration
Suppression
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When the legal slave trade ended in the United States, over 95% of enslaved Africans had been taken to South America and and Caribbean
Prior to the Civil War, between 10 and 14% of the African American population were freedmen and women
Free people of color could own real estate but they were denied the right to bear arms without a permit, and were excluded from the militia and from carrying US mail
The majority of southern white earned low incomes and did not own slaves
All of the above
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Peaceful co-existence
Amalgamation
Cultural assimilation
Cultural pluralism/accommodation
Separatism/disintegration
Suppression
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Anti-immigrant sentiment is much stronger today
National origins are basically the same
Illegal immigration is a new phenomenon
The majority of contemporary immigrants are people of color
Two of the above
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Peaceful co-existence
Amalgamation
Cultural assimilation
Cultural pluralism/accommodation
Separatism/disintegration
Suppression
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Significant family communities among Japanese immigrants due to the "picture bride" phenomenon
Agricultural success among Issei (Japanese immigrants) who settled in Hawaii and California
That immigrants from India had their citizenship revoked when the courts ruled they were not "white" after all
Widespread academic and economic success among all Asian Americans, including recent immigrants from Southeast Asia
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Differing worldviews regarding westward expansion and how the lands were taken
Genocide
Incompatible approaches to hunting and farming
The Dawes Act of 1887
Dramatic swings in Federal Indian Policy
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Three distinct immigrant group origins
Three major religious movements: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform
A history of Anti-Semitism
Socio-economic diversity ranging from poverty to wealth
Total cultural assimilation
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Immigrants from northern and southern Europe share a similar history of early discrimination followed by rapid social acceptance and assimilation
The vast majority of immigrants were escaping famine and poverty
Roman Catholics were a target of hostility and discrimination
English and Irish immigrants assimilated with little difficulty
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Russian and Ukrainian immigrants
Korean immigrants
Jewish immigrants
Chinese and Japanese immigrants
All of the above
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Pluralism
Amalgamation
Assimilation
Separatism
Suppression
Striation
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Peaceful co-existence
Amalgamation
Cultural assimilation
Cultural pluralism/accommodation
Separatism/disintegration
Suppression
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Establishment of missions and pueblos by Spanish conquerors in the Southwestern US
Establishment of boarding schools for American Indian children
The requirement that English be the language of instruction in Puerto Rican public schools
US policy of Indian self-determination
Doctrine of Discovery
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Pluralism
Amalgamation
Assimilation
Separatism
Suppression
Striation
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It generated more illegal immigration
Many US growers preferred to recruit farm laborers informally as the would work for lower wages, a violation of the agreement
Nearly 5 million braceros worked under contracts that stipulated against replacement of domestic workers or reduction of domestic farm wages
Mexico excluded several states from the program due to racial discrimination in segregated public accomodations
All of the above
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The acceptance and integration of Latinos into their new communities vary around the country
Many are helping meet the need for workers in meat packing plants where the jobs are "dirty, dangerous, and dead end."
More Cubans, especially young men, are moving into the heartland where they are integrating into ethnically diverse communities
The success of many ski resorts depends on their labor
The majority are here illegally
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Mexican Americans have, generally, been assimilated
Third and fourth generation Arab immigrants have generally remained segregated in Arab neighborhoods
Puerto Ricans have been denied citizenship because of their refusal to assimilate
All of the above
None of the above
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