11. Post ww2 period 1945-1969

Question 1

how did position of NA deteriorated in period after WW2. (2 points)

Answer 1

1. Policy of termination ended the recognition of NA tribes and any remaining treaty rights. treat NA as independent and self-supporting.
2. movement of many NA to urban areas.

Question 2

what did termination aim to do

Answer 2

aimed to speed up policy of assimilation.

& end reservation system.

Question 3

termination was a more

Answer 3

aggressive approach.

Question 4

what did termination do

Answer 4

NA would now be treated as self-supporting Americans.
lost any special protection they had been given as ‘wards’ of the government.
aimed to end reservation system.
encouraged move to cities where there was employment (can be described as a policy of ‘urbanisation’)

Question 5

move to urban areas =

Answer 5

did not bring NA the benefits of American life.

Question 6

why was termination traumatic for some

Answer 6

forced to leave reservations and relocate.

Question 7

how was termination unpleasant (for even those who went voluntarily)

Answer 7

most in worst accommodation
difficulty in finding jobs- poorly paid.
life expectancy 44yrs, 20 yrs. below national average.
literacy rates remained low
disease high
loss of land continued.

Question 8

unemployment rate? (termination)

Answer 8

18%

Question 9

estimated what % were poor in 1960

what did this result in

Answer 9

25%
accommodation they lived in was unable to support any extended family- many elderly forced to return to reservations where conditions had declined even further.

Question 10

why did any who moved to urban areas did not settle

Answer 10

lifestyle alien to culture

Question 11

what % returned to NA

why had reservation conditions worsened (worse than in cities)

Answer 11

estimate 50% returned to reservations.

funding of projects under New Deal had been abandoned.

Question 12

those who stayed in cities

Answer 12

grouped together in ghettos

Question 13

what did the grouping of NA in ghettos result in

Answer 13

unintentionally had an impact on helping to preserve culture.
considerable impact on the last part of the period.
NA witnessed impact of civil rights movement and began to develop own groups to advance their cause.

Question 14

overall what did this period witness

Answer 14

a decline in the position of NA with nothing achieved in advancing their rights however it created conditions from which they were able to move forward and bring an end to policy of assimilation