What is people of Asian, Black or Arab descent continue to be regarded by some as outsiders, a problem nationally recognized by the Canadian government
100
What is the name of the act that halted Chinese immigration for ten years and prohibited Chinese from becoming US citizens?
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act
100
THIS, though originally adopted for economic reasons, eventually was justified by Southern whites on the basis of race. What is THIS?
What is slavery
100
This form of music derived from the African-American communities in Southern United States. It is formed with blue notes, improvisation, polyrhythms, syncopation and swung note. What is this type of music called?
What is Jazz
200
Why were African Americans discriminated against?
What is slavery institutionalized racism
200
Who was a catalyst for many nonviolent protests in the 1960s, which led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr
200
How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 improve the political lives of the minorities?
What is the act outlawed discriminatory voting practices
200
This African-American civil rights activist refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. This person's lonely act of defiance began a movement that ended legal segregation in America, and made her an inspiration to freedom-loving people everywhere. Who is this person?
Who is Rosa Parks
200
What was the cost of racism in cultural diversity?
What is the loss of heritage and traditions
300
Why were Latinos discriminated against?
What is the perception that Latinos are taking away Americans' jobs
300
How did institutionalized racism continue post-slavery?
What is the Jim Crow Laws
300
How were Japanese discriminated against during the World War II?
What is men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry were relocated to the west coast of the United States
300
In order to end racial segregation at lunch counters in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, a group of black college students directed nonviolent sit-in campaigns of the Civil Rights movement. Which TWO organizations coordinated this act?
What is the Nashville Student Movement and the Nashville Christian Leadership Council
300
What is a cultural impact that arises from stereotypes in American Culture?
What is African Americans are depicted as violent in media
400
How did 9/11 contribute to modern racism?
What is it sharpened xenophobia in the United States
400
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson enacted THIS to require employers to take 'affirmative action' to hire people without regard to race, religion, and national origin. What is THIS?
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964, specifically, Title 7
400
In 1999, the Canadian government created an autonomous territory called ____, for the Inuit living in the Arctic and Northernmost parts of the country. What is the name of this territory?
What is Nunavut
400
In Virginia in 1705, African Americans were declared slaves for life unless they were THIS in their native lands or were free in THIS country. What is THIS?
What is Christian
400
Why were indigenous Mexicans discriminated against in Mexico?
What is the education that indigenous culture was inherently incorrect
500
When did racism begin in North America?
When is slavery as soon as English conlonists settled in Virgina
500
This novel helped to set the scene for the Civil War after exposing the cruelty slaves faced in the South. What is this novel?
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
500
How did Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affect the racism in US?
What is it allowed racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of 'separate but equal'
500
This constitutional device stated that all men or lineal descendants of men who were voters before 1867 did not have to meet the educational, property, or tax requirements for voting then in existence. This was designed in order to deny the voting rights of freedmen. What is this device called?
What is the Grandfather Clause
500
During the late 1930s, young Latinos in California formed a youth culture and rioted against the U.S. government in response to the stopping of the production of this favored clothing. What is this clothing?