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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 Chinese immigrants finance business startups?

2. Under the Gentleman's Agreement, ____________limited the number of Japanese immigrants to the U.S.

3. Where was the first Puerto Rican community in New York?

4. What "pushed" Mexicans to leave Mexico in the early 20th century?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What anti-Japanese legislation in California caused problems for the Japanese immigrants?

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

6. What obstacles to progress were faced by emancipated slaves?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Patterns emerge among all ethnic groups that show differences between the first generation of immigrants and the second and third generations. In your essay, select one or two ethnic groups to examine and compare generational differences.

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