Why did the Zoot Suit Riots take place?

Overview

Read and discussed chapters 11-14 in Occupied America

The Assignment

For this assignment, you will draw on information generated from class lectures to write a 2 to 3 page essay (600 to 800 words) in which you respond to one of the following questions and form a thesis-driven argument. Your purpose is to inform and persuade a general audience of non-experts in Mexican-American History.

Question 1: Why did the Zoot Suit Riots take place?

Question 2: How did the bracero program affect workers?

Question 3: Activists like Csar Chvez and Dolores Huerta played pivotal roles in the farm workers movement. How was this movement a bridge between the Chicano community and the larger society?

Question 4: How did the threat of Communism affect Mexican Americans?

Question 5: How did the Mexican American Movement transform society?

Question 6: How did the media’s portrayal of Mexican Americans, between the years 1940 and 1980 influence historical events? (EG Sleep Lagoon, LA Walkouts, Zoot Suit Riots, Grape Boycott, etc.)

Content Requirements

A Length of no less than 2 to 3 pages essay (600 to 800 words)

A clear thesis supported with factual evidence

Original title that hints at the controlling idea

In-text citation and a Works Cited page

Required Format

Use MLA format

Use 12-point, double-spaced, Times New Roman font

Leave 1″ margins

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