The bracero program was a series of agreements between the United States and Mexico, which allowed Mexican farm workers to come to the western United States to work temporarily. The program began in 1942 during World War II when the United States needed additional agricultural laborers. Over 200,000 Mexican farm workers came to the United States through the bracero program, which lasted until 1964.

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The Bracero Program

Question 46

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The bracero program:

A) led to the forced evacuation of over 100,000 Japanese Americans
B) was a reaction to the Zoot Suit Riots
C) allowed most recent immigrants to join the American armed services after a thorough background check
D) sought to mobilize Indian reservations in support of the American war effort
E) brought some 200,000 Mexican farmworkers into the western United States

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