ES 255 Quiz #3

Who was the Guatemalan president that was overthrown by a CIA backed coup in 1954?

Jacob Arbenz

Which of the following represents the first site where offshore U.S manufacturing was attempted, and which became the basic blueprint for NAFTA?

Puerto Rico

Which of the following is an element of how people have traditionally thought about immigration?

all of the above (economic stagnation poverty overpopulation)

Which of the following were consequences of NAFTA?

all of the above (increase in service sector jobs in U.S. loss of manufacturing in the U.S. increased immigration from Latin America to U.S.)

Which of the following is true of maquiladoras?

all of the above (industrial pollution a preponderance of female workers low wages)

Which of the following was an effect of Central American immigrant activism in the U.S.?

all of the above (labor organizing the "sanctuary movement" changes in immigration policy regarding asylum)

Which of the following does Sassen identify as a ways of explaining the contradiction that direct foreign investment has increased rather than decreased immigration?

all of the above (massive recruitment of young women into manufacturing development of economic, cultural, and ideological linkages disrupting traditional modes of existence)

Which of the following is a defining principle and ideal of the modern nation-state?

all of the above (will of the people the rule of law equality and a basic set of universal rights)

What was the reason that Cuban immigrants received special treatment up throughout the 1960s and 1970s?

anger toward the Cuban Revolution

When we speak about the phenomenon of "globalization," what is it that is being globalized?

capitalism

According to social contract theorists, becoming part of society requires a kind of bargain or agreed upon contract where one gains the benefits of living in community, but must also sacrifice some ___.

freedom

Which of the following was a Central American country not engulfed in social unrest in the 1970s and 1980s?

none of the above (Guatemala El Salvador Nicaragua)

Which of the following is not an example of a service sector job?

none of the above (dog walkers childcare providers restaurant workers)

Puerto Ricans represent the first sizable population of Latinx people to settle in which of the following parts of the U.S.?

north east

In the context of U.S. history, which if the following factors has most affected the legal definition of citizenship?

race

Which of the following is true of the second wave of Cuban immigration in the 1980s?

racially more Afro-Latino

What is the single most important objective of a capitalist economy?

the production of wealth