What was Operation Wetback? What was the result?

What will be an ideal response?


Varies. Students should discuss that government efforts reached a peak in the early 1950s with Operation Wetback, a program under which federal authorities deported almost four million Mexicans. During Operation Wetback, raids on Mexican American homes and businesses were common, and authorities often ignored their civil and legal rights.

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Although individuals often do not perceive this, culture acts as a restraint

a. true b. false

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When members of social categories are perceived to be different by virtue of biological characteristics and are victims of discrimination, this is an example of:

a. racism b. ethnocentrism c. ethnic conflict d. a and c above

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All three of the basic policies designed to control population growth involve __________

a. increasing migration b. lowering mortality c. reducing birth rate d. All of the above e. None of the above

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Research by Straus and Gelles found that assaults by women on their male partners occur at about the same rate as assaults by men on their female partners

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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