Midterm

Question 1

settler coloniasm

Answer 1

when indigenous people are displaced by settlers who form a society there. manifest destiny

Question 2

Genocide

Answer 2

the deliberate killing of people from a particular nationality of ethnic group with the purpose of destroying that nation or group

Question 3

Hatuey

Answer 3

the first prominent freedom fighter of the americas. His armed resistance began in the early 1500s during the age of Colombus. He was killed when he went to cuba to organize a resistance against the spanish who were taking over the cubans land for gold, to fight and kill, and “make us slaves”. He united Africans and indigenous people against the spaniards.

Question 4

bolivia water protest

Answer 4

took place in 1999 and 2000 in Bolivia. They were protests that took place to fight against the privatization of the city’s municipal water supply company. this significantly upped water prices. People protested this and were met with soldiers and police with tear gas, clubs and bullets. The protestors kept going and won in april 2000. The law was rescinded.

Question 5

Dakota access pipeline protests

Answer 5

In January of 2016, the dakota access pipeline was approved for construction. the pipeline could destroy ancestral burial grounds and poison the water supply for millions. This led to protests and law enforcement using automatic rifles, sound cannons and concussion grenades agains water protectors.

Question 6

Toypurina

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a medicine woman of the Tongva nation. She helped lead a rebellion in 1785 against spanish missionaries in california, specifically again the mission san gabriel.

Question 7

Hutash St

Answer 7

new name for the Indio Muerto st which literally translates to dead india. Changed in 2020

Question 8

Santa barbara fiesta

Answer 8

A parade running up state st. It’s unique to santa barbara and it features floats depicting episodes from history of califonia and sb

Question 9

santa barbara mission

Answer 9

was the 10th mission founded in california. Worked on converting and enslaving the chumash people.

Question 10

spanish fantasy myth

Answer 10

A romanticised version or myth of Spanish history in California. Specifically revolving around the missions. We are not taught the grisly history of the missions and instead the missions today are a tourist hotspot.

Question 11

Carey McWilliams

Answer 11

Chaired the Sleepy Lagoon defense committee. And helped overturn the convictions of the latino youths who were blamed for the sleepy lagoon murder. He also helped try to cool LA down during the Zoot suit riots.

Question 12

Zoot suit riots

Answer 12

the zoot suit was a popular from of clothing among black and mexican youths, the thus garnered a racist reputation. Pachucos, when wearing the suits, were categorized by delusional people as menacing gang members. Many people also viewed the zoot suit wearers as people who were dodging the ww2 draft. in 1943 these mobs of US service men began attacking the wearers, stripping them of their clothes and beating them up. This happened in LA

Question 13

sleepy lagoon defense committee

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was formed in 1942 after a man was found murdered and 22 innocent men were charged with murder to defend them. All but one were mexican american, and eventually 12 defendents were convicted of first degree murder.

Question 14

Josefina Fierro de Bright

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a mexican american leader who helped organize resistance against discrimination in america during the great depression. She was the daughter or immigrants who had fled revolution in mexico to settle in california.

Question 15

mexican american war

Answer 15

Invasion of mexico by the US army in the 1840s. It followed the annexation of Texas. Mexico suffered large losses of life from both military and civilians. The war was caused by the selfishness of america and the BS idea of manifest destiny.

Question 16

Spanish American War

Answer 16

1890s. Revolts had been occuring in Cuba because they wanted independence and the US backed cuba. The war ended with the treaty of paris and the US gained ownership of puerto rico, guam and the phillipines.

Question 17

Madison Grant

Answer 17

He was an american lawyer and conservative. He wrote the Passing of the Great Race, one of the most racists texts ever written. He played an active role in restricting immigration and tried to pass a law that banned interracial marriage.

Question 18

Repatriation and Great Depression

Answer 18

1920s - 30srepatriation was the deportation of up to 2 million mexican americans. Most were american citizens. it was driven by the false idea that jobs would be made and economic prosperity would be restored without those 2 million people.

Question 19

Bracero Program

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1940s. A series of diplmatic accords between mexico and the US, permitted millions of mexican men to work legally in the US on short term labor contracts

Question 20

Operation Wetback

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wetback meant mexican citizens who entered the US by swimming across the rio grande. the operation was a series of massive sweeps targeting mexican immigrants and many mexican american citizens for deportation.

Question 21

Salt of the Earth Strike

Answer 21

in 1950. Members of a mine went on strike to protest their horrible working conditions. women took part in the picketing.

Question 22

Red Scare and House Un-American Activities Committee

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during the cold war, the threat perceived by communists in america was known as the red scare. HUAC was created to investigate people, companies, and groups who were thought to have communist ties.

Question 23

Luisa Moreno

Answer 23

civil rights activist who became one of the most prominent women in the international worker’s rights movement. She helped organize many unions for food workers in california.

Question 24

Charlotta Bass

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she was the first african american women to own and operate a newspaper in the US. was an advocate for housing, labor and voting rights. First AA women to be nominated for vice pres

Question 25

Sal Castro

Answer 25

distinguished teacher who helped advocate for his chicano students. known for his role in the 1968 east la walkouts.

Question 26

Gay Latino Alliance (GALA)

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1970s. organization formed to tackle the racism present in the LGBT community, demand political change and provide a community for gay latinos. Diane felix help found the group

Question 27

Diane Felix

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helped found GALA. and fight misogyny within the group

Question 28

Paula Cristosomo

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helped organize the walkouts in east LA. caused by the deplorable education she was recieving. 5 schools in east la walked out of class and more than 20000 students participated.

Question 29

Brown Berets

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a pro chicano paramilitary organized from the chicano movement during the late 1960s. they worked for education reform, farmworkers rights and against police brutality.

Question 30

intersectionality

Answer 30

the way systems of inequality based on race, ethnicity, gender, etc intersect to create unique dynamics and identities.

Question 31

intersectional justice

Answer 31

it rests on the idea of equality, and legal and social rights. it is the fair and equal distribution of wealth, opportunites, rights and political power.

Question 32

Critical Race Theory (majoritarian narrative vs. counter-story telling)

Answer 32

counterstory telling- tools used by minority communites to challenge the stories that are mass accepted by the public and put forth in school curriculum.
majoritarian narrative- narratives of dominance, the ones taught in schools that tend to hide the truth behind inequality in america.
CRT is an acknowledgment that racism is more than the result of individual bias and prejiduce. that racism is a broader pattern in america, it is woven into our laws and is systematic.

Question 33

Flores Magon brothers and PLM

Answer 33

important activist that sparked the mexican revolution. He organized with the industrial workers of the world and edited the mexican anarchist paper which helped arouse workers agains the dictatorship.

Question 34

Hermila Galindo

Answer 34

supporter of feminist issues, one of the first feminists to state that catholicism in mexico was harming feminist efforts. she challenged societal norms for women.

Question 35

Mendez vs. Westminster

Answer 35

court decided that segregation of mexican american children without specific state law in unconstitutional. 5 mexican fathers challenged the practice of mexican school segregation in the US

Question 36

Grassroots leadership (women-centered) model

Answer 36

grassroots model is used to descrive an organization that mobilizes people to work togehter to develop and implement solutions to issues. (salt of the earth)