Japanese American History Quiz: Issei and Racial Order
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What term refers to 1st generation Japanese Americans who immigrated to the United States and were unable to attain citizenship?

  • Issei (correct)
  • Yellow Peril
  • Racial Order
  • Mestizaje

    • In the racial order of the United States, which group was considered the superior race?

  • Asians
  • Whites (correct)
  • Immigrants
  • Blacks

    • What does 'Yellow Peril' refer to in the context of the text?

  • The threat of asians and presumed culture to white civilization (correct)
  • Word meaning mixing and referring to the mixing of ethnic and cultural groups in Mexican history
  • Type of language or speech spoken by someone with authority
  • The order in which race was distinguished in the United States

    • What does 'Discourse' refer to in the context of the text?

    <p>Type of language or speech spoken by someone with authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

    <p>To impose a 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Gentlemen's Agreement between the United States and Japan?

    <p>An agreement to restrict Japanese immigration to the United States</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Ruth Wilson Gilmore define as racism?

    <p>The exploitation of group-differentiated vulnerability to premature death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Federal Housing Act (FHA) in 1943?

    <p>To establish construction standards and provide loans for home building</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Bhagat Singh Thind argue in front of the Supreme Court?

    <p>That Indians were Aryans and should be considered white</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Down These Mean Streets' would be considered an example of which literary genre?

    <p>Picaresque</p> Signup and view all the answers

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