Deck 30: Diversity and Conflict

Question 1

By 1980 the largest Asian group in California were

A)Japanese Americans.
B)Filipino Americans.
C)Chinese Americans.
D)Korean Americans.

Answer 1

Filipino Americans.

Question 2

African American Chester Himes

A)fled racially segregated LA for Cleveland in 1942.
B)was the author of Bound for Freedom.
C)was a novelist who described the "lying hypocrisy" of LA.
D)all of the above

Answer 2

was a novelist who described the "lying hypocrisy" of LA.

Question 3

The largest migration of African Americans to California began during

A)the gold rush.
B)World War I.
C)World War II.
D)the 1950s.

Answer 3

World War II.

Question 4

Which of the following nations withheld the privilege of naturalization on racial grounds?

A)Nazi Germany.
B)South Africa.
C)the United States of America.
D)all of the above

Question 5

Harvey Milk

A)was assassinated by former police officer George Moscone.
B)replaced Diane Feinstein as chair of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
C)was the first openly gay official elected to office in any major American city.
D)all of the above

Question 6

Elsie Allen was

A)the first Miwok president of D-Q University.
B)the Cupe-o founder of the Cupa Cultural Center.
C)a Pomo basket weaver who kept alive the skills of her ancestors.
D)a Chumash spiritual leader who defended the Western Gate.

Question 7

Dalip Sing Saud was the

A)first Filipino American elected to the state legislature.
B)president of the Arab American Equality League (AAEL).
C)first Asian American to serve in Congress.
D)most decorated American Indian in World War II.

Question 8

During the 1950s and the 1960s,federal policy toward Native Americans included

A)termination.
B)relocation.
C)self-determination.
D)all of the above.

Question 9

The Native Americans who occupied Alcatraz Island from 1969 to 1971 hoped to

A)win approval as a federally recognized tribe.
B)create a high-stakes gambling casino in San Francisco Bay.
C)establish an Indian culture center and call attention to Indian problems.
D)win compensation for lands lost through termination.

Question 10

By the late twentieth century,the largest ethnic minority in California were

A)African Americans.
B)Asians and Pacific Islanders.
C)Mexican Americans.
D)American Indians.

Question 11

In the case of James v.Marinship (1945),the California Supreme Court ruled against the practice of

A)all-black union auxiliaries.
B)racially segregated units in the armed forces.
C)"restrictive covenants."
D)de facto segregation in public schools.

Question 12

The patronizing label "Model Minority" has been applied to

A)Japanese Americans.
B)Chinese Americans.
C)African Americans.
D)Filipino Americans.

Question 13

The Los Angeles "Sleepy Lagoon" case of 1942

A)revealed growing Anglo-American tolerance of Mexican Americans in California.
B)resulted in the conviction of several Anglo Americans for the murder of a Mexican American boy.
C)led to the first effective mobilization of the Mexican community in southern California.
D)all of the above.

Question 14

According to the textbook,of all nonwhite minorities in the state,the California Indians suffered the worst discrimination.

Question 15

Throughout the twentieth century,the state's most economically depressed minority group were

A)blacks.
B)Indians.
C)Latinos.
D)Asians.

Question 16

The Rumford Act of 1963

A)was sponsored by the California Real Estate Association.
B)was strengthened by the passage of Proposition 14 in 1964.
C)declared racial discrimination in housing to be against public policy.
D)forbade racial segregation in California public schools.

Question 17

By 1980 California's Indian population

A)lived almost entirely on federal reservations.
B)had declined to less than half its 1965 level.
C)was the largest of any state in the nation.
D)had risen to 75,000.

Question 18

During recent decades,the greatest increase in the number of women elected to public office in California has occurred

A)on the local level.
B)in the state senate.
C)in the House of Representatives.
D)in the state courts.

Question 19

Since the 1960s California Indians have

A)increased their level of political involvement.
B)shown a great interest in the preservation and revival of native cultures.
C)demonstrated increased activism.
D)all of the above

Question 20

The federal court's Mendez decision

A)came one year after the landmark Brown desegregation case.
B)ruled racial discrimination in housing to be illegal.
C)was quickly overturned on appeal.
D)contributed to the repeal of a state law permitting racially segregated schools.

Question 21

Shortly after World War II the U.S.Supreme Court authorized full financial compensation to Japanese Americans for property losses as a result of wartime relocation.

Question 22

How have California's major minorities been able to overcome racist attitudes and government policies in the 20^th century? What problems of discrimination remain to be solved?

Question 23

The first Californian of Japanese ancestry to be elected to the US Senate was Norman Mineta.

Question 24

The Rumford Act was eventually declared unconstitutional by the U.S.Supreme Court.

Question 25

Describe the status of women in 20^th-century California.What economic and political gains have been made? What problems of inequality remain?

Question 26

In the 20^th century the Indian population of California has continued the decline in numbers begun during the Spanish era.

Question 27

Compare the 20^th-century socio-economic status of the following California minority groups: American Indians,Asians,Mexican Americans,African Americans.

Question 28

By the 1970s,the ethnic group with the highest average level of education were Chinese Americans.

Question 29

The greatest threat to the success of school desegregation in Los Angeles has been a major reduction in white enrollment.

Question 30

The Mattachine Society was founded by homosexuals in Los Angeles in the early 1950s.

Question 31

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)declared that equality of rights shall not be denied "on account of race."

Question 32

Most of the black population of California has been concentrated in all-black neighborhoods in several of the state's major cities.

Question 33

In what ways has opposition to homosexuals been manifested in California? How have homosexual men and women responded? What victories,if any,have gay Californians won in their struggle against discrimination?