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It is estimated that Hispanics make up _____% of the United States population.
18%
What was the Mexican Repatriation Act?
government deportation of nearly a half-million Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans during the Great Depression
The majority of Hispanics practice what religion?
Roman Catholic
In New York City, the top three Hispanic subgroups are ____________.
Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Mexicans
What did the United States do to Cuba after it became communist?
imposed an embargo on Cuba
Why did Cubans leave Cuba in the 1950s?
Cuba was transitioning into a communist nation.
What are Migradollars?
money sent home by a foreign migrant worker
Name the TERM.
National agreement between the U.S. and Mexico that allowed Mexicans to become contract workers to the U.S. during World War II.
BRACERO PROGRAM
What nation is 90 miles south of FLA?
Cuba
_____________ were foreign-owned and established businesses on the Mexican side of the border that provided cheap labor.
Maquiladoras
What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
Who was at the top of Spanish society according to the Encomienda System
Peninsulares
___________ has the largest Hispanic population in America, followed by _________ and ________.
California; Texas and Florida
What is another word for "conquistador"?
conqueror
After what war, did the first Mexicans become US citizens?
Mexican American War
Name the person.
Fought for worker's rights and created an organization called the United Farm Workers of Americans to request pay and safe working conditions
CESAR CHAVEZ
Which American politician fought for the rights of Mexican farm workers?
Robert Kennedy
Name the event.
A series of riots in 1943 during World War II that broke out in Los Angeles, California, between Anglo American sailors and Marines stationed in the city, and Latino youths. The event was sparked by racism.
Zoot Suit Riots
In 1986, Congress passed a law concerning immigration called the IRCA? What was its purpose?
created fines and penalties to employers who hired illegal aliens.
Cesar Chavez led a strike to demand higher wages for grape pickers in which state?
California
The Bracero Program brought in Mexican workers while Americans were overseas fighting in WWII. Why did Mexican Americans want the Bracero Program ended?
It exploited workers, and they were treated like slaves.
In the early 1960s, about how many Cubans flee to MIAMI?
200,000
Selected by NASA in 1990, she became the world's first Hispanic female astronaut in 1991.
Ellen Ochoa
Name that Person.
Appointed by President Obama in ____ as the Secretary of Housing Urban Development
Julian Castro
Name that Person.
Nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, she became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.
SONIA SOTOMAYOR