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What was Executive Order 8802?

It banned discrimination in defense-related industries during WWIl.

What case ended 'separate but equal' in schools?

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

What was the central tactic of the Civil Rights Movemer

Nonviolent direct-action protest.

Who was Malcolm X and what did he believe?

He was a Black nationalist who advocated for Black self-governance and broke from the Nation of Islam.

What is the 'Urban Underclass'?

A segment of the Black population isolated in urban areas, facing limited opportunities.

What did the Termination Act of 1953 do?

It aimed to end tribal status and cut federal services to Native Americans.

What was the goal of the Red Power movement?

Self-determination and cultural pride among Native Americans.

What is the Bracero Program?

A program allowing temporary Mexican laborers into the U.S. during harvest seasons.

What was Operation Wetback?

A 1950s U.S. government program that deported millions of Mexicans.

What did the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA

It allowed some undocumented immigrants to legalize their status

What was the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)?

The first law banning immigration based on race, targeting Chinese laborers

What were Chinatowns originally a result of?

Segregation and societal discrimination

What did the Alien Land Act of 1913 do?

It barred Asian immigrants from owning land in California.

What was Executive Order 9066?

It led to the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII.

What is Pan-Indianism?

A movement uniting tribes around shared political goals, not kinship ties.