Film and Short Answer

Question 1

Repression against nationalists in the 1930s

Answer 1

Ponce Massacre, 20 dead, gag law

Question 2

Role of Lolita Lebron

Answer 2

Became involved because of Ponce Massacre. Joined nationalist party and attacked the house of representatives in 1954. 25 years in prison

Question 3

Who is pedro Albizu Campos?

Answer 3

Attorney and politician, first PR to graduate harvard law,

Question 4

How did Albizu Campos struggle for independence?

Answer 4

1950-called and participated in armed uprisings, spent many years in prison

Question 5

Party headed by Albizu Campos

Answer 5

Spokes person for PR Nationalist Party, Headed Puerto Rican Independence movement and founded the Knights of Columbus

Question 6

Define Demon Mothers

Answer 6

Women’s wombs as the projection of political and economic vilification as the cause of poverty due to overpopulation

Question 7

What did concept of demon mothers have to do with overpopulation in PR

Answer 7

Thinking that if third world populations were too poor and stressed they would go to the soviets, so address through family planning

Question 8

What was the content of artifacts collected by Teodoro Vidal?

Answer 8

Mostly saints, items from mountain farming regions of jibaros, religious, idealized hispanic past

Question 9

What do the items Vidal tell us about the components of PR identity?

Answer 9

Mostly tells us about the ideal pr family of jibaros. leaves out taino and african past for the most part.

Question 10

Puerto Rican Nationalist Party

Answer 10

wanted independence from foreign banks, absentee plantation owners and USA rule.

Question 11

Ponce Masacre

Answer 11

1937 palm sunday, peaceful civilian march turned police slaughtering innocents. march was by nationalist party to commemorate abolition of slavery

Question 12

Law 53, Ley de la Mordaza

Answer 12

Gag law made it illegal to fly pr flag anywhere, even in one’s own home or to speak against USA government or for pro independence

Question 13

liberal view of demonized mothers

Answer 13

victimized by endless children, longed to rescue her from her own ignorance and macho PR men

Question 14

Conservative view of demonized mothers

Answer 14

demons who’s fertility could only be halted by extreme measures

Question 15

Social worker view

Answer 15

move fertility to the hands of the women and to maternal health instead of ‘problem’

Question 16

Famous quote Lolita Lebron

Answer 16

“I did not come to kill anyone, I came to die for Puerto Rico.”

Question 17

March 1, 1954

Answer 17

Lolita Lebron and other nationalists open fire at USA capital, chamber of the house