Chapter 23

Quiz for Document 23-4: LULAC News, Editorial (1945)

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Question 1

On what basis does the 1945 editorial in the LULAC News demand social, economic, and political equality in the United States for Americans of Latin American descent?A. Their racial whiteness
B. Their constitutional rights and service to the United States
C. Their long history as residents of North America
D. Their unrecognized contributions to American culture

Question 2

The LULAC editorial addresses the accepted scientific racial theories of the era by asserting thatA. discrimination based on race should only apply to the indigenous peoples of Mexico.
B. ethnic and racial theories are not relevant to equality under the law.
C. Latin Americans are “Caucasian,” racially identical to Anglo-Americans.
D. scientific racism is an irrational, illegitimate theory.

Question 3

What does the editorial point to as the chief irony of Mexican American veterans of World War II facing racial and ethnic discrimination upon returning home?A. Democratic Party leadership counted on Mexican American public support for the war.
B. Latin American soldiers have been forced into the military by the government of the United States.
C. Mexican Americans have fought more bravely than soldiers from other ethnic groups.
D. The war had been fought against an enemy that tried to impose theories of racial inferiority and superiority.