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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What historical events at the turn of the century raised Japanese confidence?
(a) Being twice voted most popular tourist destination.
(b) Accumulating more wealth than other Asian nations.
(c) Winning wars against China and Russia.
(d) Winning Nobel prizes for science and math.

2. Who did Puerto Rican nationalists attempt to assassinate in 1952?
(a) President Eisenhower.
(b) President Nixon.
(c) President Roosevelt.
(d) President Truman.

3. What was a Californio?
(a) A wealthy California Hispanic of the 19th century.
(b) An enslaved California Hispanic of the 19th century.
(c) A California stagecoach robber.
(d) A wealthy California Hispanic of the 20th century.

4. What was a "picture bride"?
(a) A bride who spoke no English.
(b) A perfectly beautiful bride.
(c) A bride from the U.S. accepted on the basis of a photograph.
(d) A bride from Japan accepted on the basis of a photograph.

5. In New York, what percentage of Chinese residents accepted federal aid during the Great Depression?
(a) 10%.
(b) 1%.
(c) 100%.
(d) 50%.

6. What was unique among immigrant groups about Chinese population size in the U.S.?
(a) The immigrant Chinese population maintained a constant size.
(b) The immigrant Chinese population grew more rapidly.
(c) The Chinese population was the only immigrant group to get smaller.
(d) The immigrant Chinese population disappeared.

7. Why are the Hong Kong youth gangs a threat to Chinatowns?
(a) They cause property destruction.
(b) They intimidate business owners.
(c) They frighten away tourists.
(d) They cause loss of life.

8. Which Western country imported the most slaves?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Canada.
(d) The United States.

9. What percentage of Puerto Ricans voted to be accepted as a U.S. state?
(a) 10%.
(b) 74%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 39%

10. What gave free persons of color a head start over other blacks?
(a) Nutrition.
(b) Job skills.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Legal protections.

11. What was one significant difference between slavery in the U.S. and slavery throughout history, as identified by Sowell?
(a) Slaves had no opportunity to become free in the U.S.
(b) Slavery in a free society is a moral problem.
(c) Slaves were farther from home.
(d) Slaves were not educated.

12. Most Japanese immigrants in the 19th century were young men from what kind of background?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Trade.
(c) Industry.
(d) Farming.

13. Mexican immigrants rank highest in what index?
(a) Fertility.
(b) Income.
(c) Reverse migration.
(d) Education.

14. What did the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision declare that blacks did not have?
(a) The right to be respected.
(b) Rights other blacks had to respect.
(c) Rights white men had to respect.
(d) Any rights at all.

15. How did many of the Japanese regard the United States during the 19th century?
(a) As a "deprived nation."
(b) As the "home of our enemies."
(c) As an "earthly paradise."
(d) As a "hell on earth."

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one result of social isolation and fragmentation in Africa?

2. How were Japanese immigrants treated initially?

3. What was the Bracero Program of 1942?

4. Chapter VIII states that the cruelest slave masters were of what nationality?

5. What type of immigrant group is most likely to retain a foreign language and culture?

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