Vocabulary Quiz (Immigration & International Scene)
- Question: In the history of U.S.-Cuban relations, what does “Bay of Pigs” refer to?
- Answer: “Bay of Pigs” refers to the failed 1961 CIA-backed attempt by U.S.-trained Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro’s communist government in Cuba.
- Question: In the history of U.S.-Cuban relations, what was “wet foot, dry foot”?
- Answer: “Wet foot, dry foot” was the informal name of U.S. immigration policy from 1995 to 2017 that sent Cuban migrants intercepted at sea (“wet foot”) back to Cuba but allowed those who reached U.S. shores (“dry foot”) to remain in their new country.
- Question: What is the difference between immigration and emigration?
- Answer: Both words are key to understanding international migrations: immigration is coming into a country; emigration is leaving a country.
- Question: What does “sanctuary” mean?
- Answer: All of these are definitions of “sanctuary”; “sanctuary cities,” which welcome and protect undocumented immigrants, have played a controversial role in American politics in recent years.
- Question: What was the “Mariel boatlift” of 1980?
- Answer: The “Mariel boatlift” of 1980 was the mass exodus of about 125,000 Cubans—including political enemies of Fidel Castro and some 2,500 prisoners and patients from mental health facilities—from Mariel Harbor in Cuba to the United States, overwhelming community resources in southern Florida.
- Question: Which of the following is true about the “Dreamers”?
- Answer: All of these are characteristics of the “Dreamers.”
- Question: In terms of U.S.-Cuban relations, what is “el bloqueo”?
- Answer: All of these are true about “el bloqueo.”
- Question: What does “path to citizenship” in the U.S. immigration debate refer to?
- Answer: “Path to citizenship” refers to a special process by which undocumented immigrants can become U.S. citizens.
- Question: What is “amnesty” in terms of the U.S. immigration debate?
- Answer: Amnesty is a governmental pardon of immigrants in the country illegally.
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