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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. Heightened, more militant group consciousness typically appears in which generation?

2. What did the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision declare that blacks did not have?

3. What is a "wetback"?

4. What "pulled" Mexicans into the U.S. in the early 20th century?

5. Blacks are the only ethnic group that came to the U.S. under what condition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What negative effects did total dependence have on the slave population?

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

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

4. How was Chinese cultural diversity similar to that of Italy?

5. What field of endeavor was essentially invented by immigrant Japanese?

6. What effect did Chinese immigration to the United States have on Japanese immigrants?

7. How have Chinese immigrants traditionally been received in host countries?

8. How did American law operate against Chinese immigrants?

9. Why has Mexican immigration divided the mainstream population?

10. What qualities distinguished Japanese school children in the U.S.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Sowell contends that looking for causes and effects in history is very different than looking for justification or condemnation. In your essay, examine the differences between the two approaches to the same data.

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