Mexico
What animals are featured on the flag of Mexico? (Must get both)
Eagle and Snake
What US city were most Puerto Rican Americans living in in 1940?
New York
What percent of Salvadorans live in the US?
20 percent
What Cuban revolutionary overthrew the government and established a communist government?
Fidel Castro
True or False: Churros, the fried dough pastry, originated in Spain.
True
What nation colonized Mexico in 1520?
Spain
Spanish-American War
Why did Salvadorans immigrate to the US in the 1970s?
Civil war and persecution
What nation does the Dominican share an island with?
Haiti
What major American sport has a significant portion of its players of Hispanic heritage, with ~30% of players in one of the leagues being of Hispanic heritage?
Baseball
What US city is home to the most Mexican Americans?
Los Angeles
Poor economy in Puerto Rico
What environmental factor contributed to Salvadoran immigration to the US?
Earthquakes
What conflict resulted in a lot of Cubans moving to America in the late 1800s?
Ten Years' War
Which small dog breed originated in Mexico and is named after a state?
Chihuahua
What was the name of the Mexican-American labor union activist who vastly improved working wages and conditions for migrant farmers?
Cesar Chavez
How many Puerto Ricans live in the United States?
~6 million
True or false: El Salvadoran immigration to the US in the 80s and 90s was controversial in the eyes of the US government
True
What was the name of the Dominican dictator who was assassinated in the early 1960s?
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
What is the capital of Cuba?
Havana
Why did Mexican immigration to America slow down in the 1930s?
The Great Depression
What types of workers left Puerto Rico in the 1980s?
Highly educated workers (engineering, law, medicine)
What types of workers has El Salvador provided to the US? (High/low skilled)
What US state currently has the highest population of Cubans?
Florida
What Hispanic country has the fastest growing population in the US? (Hint: It is in South America)