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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. Where did the Alien Land Law prohibit Japanese immigrants from buying land?

2. By 1970, which city had the most Puerto Ricans?

3. What was one significant difference between slavery in the U.S. and slavery throughout history, as identified by Sowell?

4. What did the Japanese government do when immigrants to Hawaii were unhappy with working conditions?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is unique about the Mexican population in the Southwest?

5. What was unique about the slave population of the United States when compared with slaves in other countries?

6. How did American law operate against Chinese immigrants?

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

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

9. In what ways did geography contribute to the perpetuation of slavery?

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

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

In an essay, analyze how the various methods of available transportation have affected who was able to immigrate, where they were able to land, and what work they were able to undertake upon arrival.

Essay Topic 3

It may seem ironic that established immigrant groups have been shown to discriminate against more recent immigrants of the same ethnicity. Using examples from the text, write an essay examining this phenomenon and give your opinion about its causes and effects.

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