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What was the long-term outcome of the Delano grape strike?

A
Grape growers in Delano were forced to shut down operations.
B
Grape growers in Delano moved their businesses out of the state.
C
Grape growers in Delano signed collective bargaining agreements.
D
Grape growers in Delano evicted and replaced all of their workers.
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What was a major focus of the Mexican American Political Association (MAPA)?

A
to replace United Farm Workers
B
to unite ethnic groups in protest
C
to support Chicano candidates
D
to create support for the grape boycott
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Who was Rodolfo "Corky” Gonzales?

A
a boxer and a writer who led protests against anti-Chicano discrimination and violence
B
a farmworker with a background in labor organizing who was influenced by nonviolent principles
C
an activist who brought attention to territorial claims that had been denied for more than a century
D
a labor union founder who played a key role in advocating for better working conditions and wages
4

Who founded the Crusade for Justice?

A
Reies López Tijerina
B
Larry Itliong
C
Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales
D
Gilbert Padilla
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Why did el movimiento emerge in the 1960s and 1970s?

A
to establish a major labor union across ethnic groups
B
to protest the formation of the United Farm Workers
C
to advocate for the civil rights of Mexican Americans
D
to overturn declarations in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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How did employers respond when farmworkers from Delano-area vineyards first went on strike?

A
They evicted the workers and replaced them.
B
They met the workers' demands for better wages.
C
They shut down production to negotiate with workers.
D
They agreed to let the workers organize a labor union.
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How did the Brown Berets support the Mexican American community in Los Angeles?

A
They founded several bilingual children's schools.
B
They organized a national grape boycott.
C
They signed collective bargaining agreements.
D
They established free clinics and breakfast programs.
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Why did the Chicano movement focus on electoral reforms?

A
to support the participation of Mexican Americans in the political process
B
to support the transfer of territory in the Southwest United States to Mexico
C
to counteract the recruitment of Mexican American workers into labor unions
D
to counteract the enrollment of Mexican Americans into the United States military
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What is collective bargaining?

A
the discussion of organization and tactics between a labor union and its members
B
the agreement between two or more labor unions to work together on a strike
C
the determination of demands made by workers before they agree to go on strike
D
the negotiation of working conditions and wages between a labor union and an employer
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What role did Delores Huerta play in the Chicano movement?

A
She formed the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee.
B
She was a cofounder of the National Farm Workers Association.
C
She established the Mexican American Political Association.
D
She was the activist leader of the Federal Alliance of Land Grants.
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Why did La Alianza Federal de Mercedes occupy land in New Mexico?

A
to reclaim ancestral land
B
to protest unfair wages
C
to found a bilingual school
D
to organize a labor strike
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Why did the Brown Berets organize walkouts in East Los Angeles high schools?

A
to protest educational disparities
B
to support the Vietnam War
C
to register Mexican American voters
D
to highlight territorial claims
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What was the outcome of La Alianza Federal de Mercedes's seizure and occupation of the Echo Amphitheater?

A
territorial claims by Mexican Americans received wider attention
B
ancestral lands were returned to people of Mexican American heritage
C
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was overturned by the government
D
the region was legally and permanently renamed the Republic of San Joaquín

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