Chapter 9 Reading Questions Answer in complete sentences 1. Who was Ernesto Gal

Chapter 9 Reading Questions Answer in complete sentences
1. Who was Ernesto Galarza and what did he do? 2. What was life like for many Mexican Americans living in South Texas? 3. Why were many Mexican Americans forced into the cities? 4. What was the “Chavez Ravine” and what is it now? 5. Give examples of racial violence on minorities committed by law enforcement. 6. In a paragraph, describe what life was like for a migrant farm worker. 7. What did Chavez and Huerta fight for, be specific. 8. Describe the Empire Zinc strike. 9. What was the “Salt of The Earth” and what was unique about it? 10. Why was Henry A. Wallace an attractive candidate to the Mexican American people? 11. How did the “Red Scare” affect the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement?
12. What was Operation Terror? 13. What were the rulings of Mendez v. Westminster and Delgado v. Bastrop?
14. What happened in Crystal City Texas?
Ch.9 Discussion Question
Discussion Question: What was “Operation Wetback” and how was it carried out? Include how LULAC and the American GI Forum responded to it. (make sure you have an introduction and conclusion, a clear thesis, use 350 to 500 words, and at least 2 sources.)