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Unit 1 Flashcards

1
Q

which islands are english speaking?

A

jamaica, barbados, trinidad, and grenada

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which islands are french speaking?

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haiti, guadalupe, and martinique

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3
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what are the colonial powers in the west indies?

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English, French, and Dutch

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4
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what are the ethnic groups in the west indies?

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africans, europeans, east indians, and chinese

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5
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what were the push factors (out of the west indies)?

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lack of economic opportunity

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6
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what were the pull factors (into the U.S.)?

A

job opportunities, education, and better quality of life

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7
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what types of groups came to america?

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masses of regular people, students, visitors, illegals, and diplomats

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8
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why is being a diplomat worse than being an illegal immigrant?

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children of diplomats are not born citizens, unlike children of illegal immigrants

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9
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when were the waves of migration?

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1920s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s

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10
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what are the 5 major west indian hubs?

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  1. miami, fl (sugar cane plantations)
  2. ncy, ny (jobs)
  3. hatford, ct (tobacco plantations)
  4. atlanta, ga (came here from other hubs)
  5. dc/baltimore/boston (education: howard)
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11
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what are the 8 main issues of struggle for afro america?

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  1. image (identity)
  2. employment
  3. education
  4. business opportunities
  5. criminal justice system
  6. public accommodation (equal access to public facilities)
  7. healthcare
  8. public safety (police brutality)
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12
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what are the other 6 main issues of struggle for afro america?

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  1. housing
  2. voting/politics
  3. interpersonal relationships
  4. sports
  5. liberty
  6. identity
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13
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geographic understanding of the west indies

A

island states (surrounded by caribbean sea) including suriname (south america) and belize (central america)

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14
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who were the 3 major african american figures in the struggle over time? (1970s)

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W.E.B. Dubois, Marcus Garvey, and Claude McKay

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15
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what are the 3 major african american organizations?

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  1. UNIA-Universal Negro Improvement Association
  2. ABB- African Blood Brotherhood
  3. Black Panthers
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16
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what have west indians done in america?

A

added new cultural variants from their past
helped build the place and have participated in the african american struggle for liberty, justice, and equality

17
Q

what is meant by sub-culture within the sub-culture?

A

african americans were a sub-culture of americans, and west indians are a sub-culture of african americans

18
Q

what are the major issues of differentiation between the two communities?

A

immigration
ideological outlook
different perspectives on a problem, defining who the enemy is, and the correct solution.

19
Q

what was the issue of immigration for west indians and africans?

A

west indians came willingly while africans were brought over, all to struggle together

20
Q

why didn’t the africans like the west indians?

A

west indians didn’t help the image of black america (too radical) and they created more competition for jobs

21
Q

what was the viewpoint of main african american leadership?

A

capitalist

22
Q

what was the viewpoint of main west indian activists?

A

socialist

23
Q

what philosophies influenced west indian radicals and other leaders in afro america?

A

capitalism, socialism, pan africanism, black nationalism & identity, and group soul

24
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what are the general ideas of capitalism?

A

idea of profit, individualism, limited gov, exploitation (max profit/min cost)

25
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what are the general ideas of socialism?

A

whole rather than the individual, corporation, cooperation rather than competition, do what we can to get what we need, believe that capitalism creates injustice and inequality

26
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what are the general ideas of pan africanism?

A

no african is free until every african is free, liberation, unity of struggle, unbreakable link among african people

27
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what are the general ideas of black nationalism?

A

self-governance, black power, africans having power over themselves

28
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what is group soul?

A

sense of unity in how we approach our problems
(McKay: fight back, agree on the problem/solution/enemy)

29
Q

what was garvey’s motto?

A

back to africa, africa for the africans

30
Q

what jobs were in Miami, FL?

A

sugar cane plantations

31
Q

what jobs were in Hatford, CT?

A

tobacco plantations

32
Q

what drew West Indians to NYC, NY?

A

job opportunities

33
Q

what drew West Indians to DC/Baltimore/Boston area?

A

education

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