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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the 1906 earthquake, when 10,000 Japanese were left homeless, how many applied for public relief?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) None.

2. What was one result of social isolation and fragmentation in Africa?
(a) Cultural interaction.
(b) Community development.
(c) Peace and quiet.
(d) Political and military vulnerability.

3. What "pushed" Mexicans to leave Mexico in the early 20th century?
(a) The Mexican revolution.
(b) The devaluation of the peso.
(c) Religious suppression.
(d) Overcrowding.

4. What is a "wetback"?
(a) A strong swimmer.
(b) An agricultural worker who perspires freely.
(c) An illegal Mexican immigrant.
(d) A mariachi musician.

5. What percentage of white families in the South owned no slaves at all?
(a) 25%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 75%.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many states in the U.S. were originally part of Mexico?

3. Which Western country imported the most slaves?

4. What historical events at the turn of the century raised Japanese confidence?

5. The generation gap between first and second generation Japanese immigrants was caused by _____________ marriages.

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Puerto Ricans compare economically with other immigrant groups?

2. What are some signs of the slow acculturation of Mexican immigrants?

3. What are the "pushes" and "pulls" that bring Mexican immigrants to the United States?

4. What are some socioeconomic results of early marriages and high fertility rates among Puerto Rican immigrants?

5. Why is it particularly difficult to measure advancement in the immigrant Puerto Rican community?

6. How are black Americans both the oldest and the youngest immigrant group?

7. What factors make Puerto Rican immigrants unique?

8. How did American law operate against Chinese immigrants?

9. What factors account for Chinese success in the United States?

10. What was unusual about the Japanese government's approach to emigration to the U.S.?

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