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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X, The Mexicans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Discrimination against Irish workers was exemplified in the phrase, "No Irish need ____________."
(a) Purchase.
(b) Venture.
(c) Enter.
(d) Apply.

2. In their own land, the Irish were a _________________ people.
(a) Conquered.
(b) Free.
(c) Independent.
(d) Conquering.

3. Where did the Alien Land Law prohibit Japanese immigrants from buying land?
(a) The United States.
(b) California.
(c) Japan.
(d) Hawaii.

4. How many people died of starvation or illness during the Great Famine of the 1840s in Ireland?
(a) Two hundred thousand.
(b) Five million.
(c) Five hundred thousand.
(d) One million.

5. What industry did most German immigrants pursue?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Farming.
(c) Publishing.
(d) Manufacturing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who developed the term "kike" to refer to Eastern European Jews in the U.S.?

2. Among all ethnic groups in the U.S., Puerto Ricans in 1930 had the highest rate of what factor?

3. What area in the United States contained the greatest number of Jews ever assembled in one place on earth?

4. Many Japanese immigrants were successful entrepreneurs because of their ability to _________________.

5. In New York, what percentage of Chinese residents accepted federal aid during the Great Depression?

(see the answer key)

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