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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. How did many of the Japanese regard the United States during the 19th century?

2. What was a Pachuco?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did American law operate against Chinese immigrants?

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

5. How did Japan view the United States in the 19th century?

6. Why did most Chinese immigrants work in laundries and restaurants in the U.S.?

7. What factors make Puerto Rican immigrants unique?

8. Why was marriage among slaves encouraged by slave owners?

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

10. Why has Mexican immigration divided the mainstream population?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Repression and oppression have led to the development of different skills in different ethnic groups. Write an essay considering such questions as the following: What skills did the Irish develop in response to British domination? What skills did Jews develop in response to almost universal discrimination? What skills did the Japanese and Chinese develop in response to severe restrictions on their freedom in the U.S.? What conclusion can you draw from this data?

Essay Topic 2

Migration does not bring a random cross section of the population of the native country. In your essay, examine which members of a population are most likely to emigrate. Consider, for example, Japanese emigrants who were pre-screened by their government before they were permitted to leave. What factors were considered? What factors are most likely to promote success in a new environment?

Essay Topic 3

Sowell speaks of acculturation in concentric rings. What does he mean by this metaphor? What are examples of groups which would be in the inner circles? What are examples of groups which would be on the outer circles?

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