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Chicanx History
100

Who was the teacher that led student walkouts, and was a prominent leader of the Chicanx Movement?

Sal Castro

100

How did the Chicanx movement shape policies in education?

Bilingual education

Equal funding

Chicano studies 

100

What is the other name the Chicanx movement is known as?

El Movimiento 

200

What year(s) were the Mexican Revolution, preceding the student walkouts?

1910-1920

200

How did it make you feel to learn of the similarities between early 1900's U.S. border control and WWII Germany's tactics? 

Not the best

Hypocritical of the U.S.

Importance of history

200

What year were Latino-Americans allowed to vote?

Voting Rights Act of 1965- not true

1975- Gerald Ford

300

Approximately how many students walked out of schools across Los Angeles in 1968?

Over 15,000

300

What other groups worked together during the Chicanx movement? What does this say about successful organization?

Black Panthers

United Farm Workers

Power in numbers

300

The student to counselor ratio in East L.A. schools was what?

4000-1

400

In the 1968 student walkout, how many students were arrested outside of Hall of Justice in Downtown L.A.?

13 students

400

How would you organize a walkout across seven schools? Would it be easier or harder to do today?

Either you said a good answer or a bad one

400

What year was "Chicano" first used as a term? 

1911


500

What were some reasons Chicanx students revolted?

Poorly maintained, overcrowded schools with underqualified teachers. 

500

How did the Chicanx movement of the 1960's, specifically 1968, influence the development of student activism in schools?

Creation of MAYO, UMAS

Awareness, representation

Inspired other movements- BLM, LGBTQ Rights activism


500

What was the name of the Chicanx military-style organization? 

Brown Berets

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