MN HISTORY
Who was the Minnesota governor featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1973 for a story about the “good life” in Minnesota?
Wendell Anderson
What group of refugees began escaping Laos after the Vietnam War?
Hmong
What do we call something that pushes people to leave their home country, such as war or poverty?
Push Factor
By 2010, Minnesota’s population had grown to about how many people?
About 5.3 million
A word meaning made up of many different kinds of people or cultures.
Diverse
What war ended in 1975, causing many Hmong people to flee Laos?
Vietnam War
What African country experienced a civil war that caused many refugees to come to Minnesota in the early 1990s?
Somalia
What do we call something that attracts people to move somewhere, such as jobs or safety?
Pull Factor
What percent of Minnesota residents were born outside the United States in 2010?
7%
A person forced to leave their country because of war, danger, or persecution.
Refugee
What major terrorist attack occurred in the United States in 2001 involving four airplanes?
September 11 attacks
9/11
In 2002, who became the first Hmong person elected to the Minnesota State Senate?
Mee Moua
Name 3 push factor that caused Hmong people to leave Laos.
War, danger, persecution or political conflict
Between 1980 and 2010, what major change happened in Minnesota’s population?
The population became more diverse.
A person who moves to another country to live and work.
Immigrant
What social networking website launched in 2004?
In 1979, who became the first Hispanic elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives?
Franklin J. Rodriguez Sr.
Name 3 pull factor that attracted immigrants to Minnesota.
Jobs, safety, freedom, education, or opportunity
Even though many new groups moved to Minnesota, what group still made up the majority of residents?
European Americans
People who move somewhere mainly for jobs or work opportunities.
Immigrant workers
What major hurricane devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in 2005?
Hurricane Katrina
About how many Hmong people lived in Minnesota in 2009?
54,000
Civil wars in Somalia caused many people to leave their country. Is this a push factor or pull factor?
Push Factor
By 2010, which group had become the largest ethnic minority in the United States?
Hispanics
Accepting and respecting people who are different from you.
Tolerance