Mexican Labor & WWII
US signed a contract with who?
What is Mexico
Braceros who came to the US spoke mostly?
What is Spanish?
Crowded spaces such as barns, converted chicken coops and unsanitary bathrooms.
what is housing
True or False: Braceros were always allowed to speak up without punishment.
What is False?
During World war two there was a shortage of what
What is Labor?
First group of braceros came when?
What is 1942?
True or False: Most braceros received the full wages they were promised.
What is False?
Braceros used this nonviolent method to demand better food or working conditions
What is strike
Mexicans that entered the US during World War 2 were called?
What is Braceros?
Braceros were often forced to stand in line for hours or days at these places
What are recruitment centers
Was supposed to protect Mexican workers’ rights in the U.S.
What are Mexican consulates?
True or False: All protests by braceros led to long-term changes in the system
What is false?
Braceros made their way to the US using mostly what
What is train?
Many applicants excluded before even coming to the US because of
What is medical exam?
Small improvements that some braceros were able to achieve through protest
What is better food, slight housing repairs?
The power imbalance between braceros and employers make resistance difficult because of
What is braceros depended on employers?
Mexican Labor was very Cheap compared to Locals because of what
What is standard pay?
Braceros were sprayed with this chemical during recruitment in the U.S. as a form of disinfection
What is DDT?
The Mexican government failed to consistently enforce the braceros’ rights
What is to avoid political tension with the U.S. and due to internal corruption?
Braceros who resisted unfair treatment were often labeled by employers as this
What is troublemakers?