Minorities - Hispanics

Question 1

Problems

Answer 1

Land
Workers rights
Discrimination
Deportation

Question 2

Problems with land

Answer 2

1948 American Mexican war ended. Border between US and Mexico. Mexicans in the states that became US could become US citizens.

Question 3

Problems with workers rights

Answer 3

Hispanic farmers had appalling conditions and few trade unions.

Question 4

Problems with discrimination

Answer 4

From 1953 millions were deported in operation wetback.

Question 5

Aims

Answer 5

Voting rights.
Better work farmer unions.
Stop police brutality.

Question 6

Lopez ??

Answer 6

Protest worked with black leaders. Courthouse to make citizens arrest of an abusive district attorney. Went wrong, they took hostages and gun battle followed.

Question 7

Unida??

Answer 7

Encouraged Hispanics to vote and campaigned for better work.

Question 8

Chavez??

Answer 8

Set up farmer unions, strikes and protests.

Question 9

Gonzales??

Answer 9

Crusade for justice, direct action, influenced YYCA.

Question 10

Berets??

Answer 10

Young militants 1967.

Campaigned against police brutality.

Question 11

Similar tactics to AA:

Answer 11

Trade unions.
Restricted land caused protests.
Radical methods.
Voting rights.

Question 12

Different tactics to AA:

Answer 12

Slower changes.
Hunger strikes.
No leader.

Question 13

Successes:

Answer 13

1968 Mexican American legal defence and education fund pursued civil rights.
1975 voting right acts extension provided language assistance at polling stations.

Question 14

Failures??

Answer 14

Slow changes until 1954 where Supreme Court said Hispanics were equal.
Protests for land made no changes.