Extending Civil Rights

Question 1

The internment of Japanese Americans resulted in

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forced relocation.

Question 2

How did the United Farm Workers raise awareness about the plight of migrant workers during the 1960s?

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by staging boycotts

Question 3

Which ethnic group fought for immigration policy reform and labor protections during the 1960s?

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Mexican Americans

Question 4

A major reason for the formation of groups like the National Congress of American Indians was

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the inadequacy of efforts to improve the lives of American Indians.

Question 5

One activist who lobbied successfully to pass the Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 was

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Dolores Huerta.

Question 6

Before becoming a leader for farm workers’ rights, Cesar Chavez was

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a community organizer.

Question 7

Dolores Huerta helped advance civil rights by

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co-founding the United Farm Workers.

Question 8

The occupation of Alcatraz in 1969 finally ended when

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government officers removed the protestors.

Question 9

The Agricultural Labor Relations Act helped farm workers gain

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collective bargaining rights.

Question 10

Which statement best describes the grape boycott that began in 1965?

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It was a long-lived effort that helped migrant workers a great deal.

Extending Civil Rights Answers