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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What law helped establish the southern Italian crime syndicates?

2. What important social change did Germans bring to the mainstream culture?

3. In what area did 19th century Irish consider themselves superior to Germans?

4. By the end of the 19th century, who controlled 2/3 of the labor done in New York City?

5. What is the most affluent ethnic group in the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Pennsylvania Dutch?

2. How were the Irish immigrants of the 19th century stereotyped?

3. Why is it misleading to think of minority groups as falling below national socioeconomic averages?

4. In what ways were slaves better off than the 19th century Irish immigrants?

5. What was the effect of the Irish rebellion of 1641?

6. What is culturally and linguistically unique about the size of the United States?

7. What was a redemptioner?

8. What geographical advantages does northern Italy have over southern Italy?

9. Why is it difficult to determine the effect of discrimination on ethnic groups?

10. How did the geography of Italy contribute to the fragmentation of its people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The age of an immigrant population affects its socioeconomic status in the new country. In your essay, compare an older immigrant group, such as the Jews, with a group that is younger, such as the Puerto Ricans, and examine how the age distribution within the group affects its progress.

Essay Topic 2

Write a persuasive essay debating the topic "Geography is destiny." Consider the long-range effects on several generations of such factors as the suitability of Ireland's soil for growing the ingredients for hard liquor and the effect on Italian farmers who lived on the hillsides to avoid malaria, while working farms in the valleys.

Essay Topic 3

Over time, most immigrant groups are first discriminated against, then eventually accepted and assimilated. In your essay, examine the factors that contribute to increasing mutual acceptance. Consider, for example, "the destructive toll of mutual intolerance." What is that toll? Who pays it? How does the economy reward cooperation?

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