26. LIBERALISM AND ITS CHALLENGERS, 1960

Quiz for Comparative Analysis Chicano and Native American Freedom Movements Documents 26.2 and 26.3

Document 26.2: Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan, 1969

Document 26.3: The Alcatraz Proclamation, American Indian Center, 1969

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question 26.5

1. According to the Chicano student movement, what are some of the causes of struggle in the Mexican American community?

Unequal education and agricultural housing

Exploitation as cheap labor and racism

Segregation, wage gaps, and poor neighborhoods

Cultural differences and a lack of family structure

Question 26.6

2. According to the Chicano student movement of Aztlan, what path will ultimately lead the Chicano movement to overcome their struggles and rebuild their community successfully?

Protest marches

Union organization

Economic success

Education

Question 26.7

3. What was the purpose of the American Indian Center’s claim “by right of discovery” and offer of glass beads and red cloth in exchange for Alcatraz Island?

To point out the irony in historical trades between European settlers and Native Americans

To emphasize that the island was not very valuable, so there was no harm in the Indians taking it

To reveal their poverty and make a case for taking the island as a means of increasing their income

To criticize the use of Alcatraz as a prison for so many years under harsh conditions

Question 26.8

4. What does this the Alcatraz Proclamation reveal about the Native American population in the late twentieth century?

They were a largely successful and content ethnic minority in the United States.

They still struggled with the effects of centuries of discriminatory and damaging policies.

They felt they were respected members of American society who received their fair share.

They were trying to eliminate the population of Americans as they had centuries earlier.

Question 26.9

5. What do both documents about Chicanos and Native Americans reveal about American society during the 1960s decade?

It was a time of great peace and prosperity for many different groups of Americans.

Many Americans were happy with the condition of the nation and its future.

Americans from a variety of situations and backgrounds fought for civil rights in this time period.

Minorities gained equal representation and fair treatment during the 1960s.

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