Study Guide

1. Be able to define the following words.

Economic Depression, Poverty, Immigration, Deportation, Repatriation,

Primary Sources, Document Based Question, The Great Depression,
Recession, Economy, Poverty, Prejudice, Hunger, Food Bank, Clothing
Drive

2. Be able to explain what prejudice is and where we might see it today

3. Understand how Mexican American were mistreated politically and socially in
the United States.
4. Understand what a primary source is and how it can be used.
5. Understand what DBQs are and be able to create them based off a primary
source.
6. What are different types of DBQ question?
7. Why are primary sources important
8. What is the difference between deportation and immigration?
9. What was the Mexican repatriation?
10.How did the great depression impact the lives of people at the time?
11.What was the Great Depression?

Name:
Mexican Repatriation Unit Test

Word Bank : Match the word with the correct definition

Economic Depression
Poverty
Immigration
Deportation
Repatriation
Primary Sources
Manmade
Crisis
Document Based Questions
The Great Depression Recession
Poverty
Prejudice
Food Bank

1.___________________________ A disastrous event caused directly and principally by

one or more identifiable deliberate or negligent human actions. Also called humanmade disaster
2.________________________ ___ The state of being poor.
3.___________________________ The action of deporting a foreigner from a country
4. ___________________________An economic slump in North America, Europe, and
other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted until about
1939.
5.___________________________ A period of temporary economic decline during which
trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two
successive quarters
6__________________________ Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or
actual experience.
7.___________________________ Is a state of deprivation, or a lack of the usual or
socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.
8.____________________________An essay or series of short-answer questions that is
constructed by students using one's own knowledge combined with support from
several provided sources.
9.____________________________ The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign
country.
10.___________________________ The process of returning a person to their place of
origin or citizenship. This includes the process of returning refugees or military
personnel to their place of origin following a war
11.____________________________ A place where stocks of food, typically basic
provisions and non-perishable items, are supplied free of charge to people in need.

12_____________________________A sustained long-term downturn in economic

activities, in one or more economies.
13.______________________________ A document, a recording an artifact, or other
source of information that was created at the time under study. Primary Sources
serve as an original source of information about the topic.

Circle the correct answer for the Following each worth (2point)

14.

Which of the following is NOT a primary source?

a. A letter written from WWII veteran about what happen
b. A image of a child during the great depression
c. A biography written about someones experience
d. None of the above

15.

Which Statement that is true about primary sources

a. Primary sources are not useful and are bias
b. Primary sources are written by someone else about a time
period
c. Primary sources are from the time period but not from the
event
d. Primary sources are someones experience

16.
True or False Primary sources can be photos, quotes, letters or
artifacts?
a. True
b. False

Answer the following questions using complete sentences. (5 points each)

write on back if more space is needed.

17.
How did people suffer differently from economic hardship
during the great depression?

18. Is there prejudice based off of economic status today? If so what are some
examples of this?

19.

What is the difference between immigration and deportation?

20.
In your own words describe what repatriation was, and who it
affected and how?

21.
List two examples of how Mexicans were mistreated in the
United States either socially or politically?

22.
Looking at the following Primary source and answer the
question below (8 points)

a. What is being depicted in this picture? Why do you think that?

b. Is this an image we might see today among Mexican communities? Why or why not?
c. Is this type of housing limited to only Mexicans during this time (1930-40s)? why or
why not?

d. Why do you think this picture was taken?

23. Examine the following picture write three Document Based Question based off it.
(5points)

Speed sheet: 5min use notes, books partners. Use on test

People
Places
Vocab
Topic of importance