Who were Adella Kelsey Turner and Ella Isabelle Tucker?
What does the New Mexico flag represent?
In what military actions has the USS Texas been involved? Where is it now?
Do you admire
Minnie Fisher Cunningham?
Do you think
Pancho Villa should be considered a hero for Mexican people? Explain.
See this one, too.
What was the role of the Partido Liberal Mexicano in Texas during the Mexican Revolution?
What was the worst natural disaster in U.S. History?
What new era began in Texas in 1901?
What
new tax was implemented in Texas in 1902? Why do you think it was implemented?
When did it become illegal? Should it be illegal?
Who was Zelma Watson George?
How many years was Sam Rayburn elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?
What was discovered in New Mexico in 1909?
What caused the
Mexican Revolution of 1910?
Who was
Major General Benjamin Delahauf Foulois, and what happened to him in 1980? Do you admire his accomplishments?
Who are "Soldaderas"?
Who was the
"apostle of democracy" and why was he called this?
What was the Plan of Ayala?
Was
Gregorio Cortez's pardon the right thing for the governor to do? Explain.
What was La Prensa?
For what crime was Jack Johnson of Texas convicted?
Who became Mexico's President in 1914?
What happened in Columbus, New Mexico on March 9, 1916?
What was Scott Joplin's first hit song?
What was Mexico offered in the Zimmermann
Telegram, and should the government have accepted the offer?
What law dealing with Texas women passed in 1918?
Do you admire
Annie Webb Blanton and why?
Name three military camps/bases in Texas during World War I.
Who was
governor of Texas in 1917, what happened to him, and why?
Where was the headquarters of the
Texas Anti-Saloon League, and what was it's purpose? Do you support their cause? Explain.
What was the
Ku Klux Klan doing in Texas in the 1920s and why? What
political influence did they have?
Name two songs by Blind Lemon Jefferson.
How did prohibition affect Galveston?
Where was the first high school football team in Texas?
Interpret and critique a work by
Diego Rivera.
Who were Soledad Chacon and Isabel Eckles? See this one, too.
What was Katherine Ann Porter's first publication?
What happened regarding Texas Tech on February 10, 1923 and Fall, 1925?
What was discovered on the New Mexico Navajo Reservation in the early 1920s?
What National Monument was created in New Mexico in 1924?
Do you admire
Miriam Ferguson and why?
What problems led to the founding of
LULAC? How successful has this organization been in solving these problems? Explain.
Who painted
these, and do you like them? Why?
What was the Cristero Rebellion?
Who was "Dad" Joiner?
What Texan was known as "the father of Negro baseball"?
What college did Lyndon B. Johnson attend?
What was the Hall of Negro Life?
Who was
Babe Didrickson, and do you admire her? Explain.
Who was the
"Mr. Clean" of Mexico and why was he called that?
Who is Lee Trevino and where was he born?
How did New Deal programs affect New Mexico?
Where was actress Joan Crawford born?
Do you think
John Nance Garner was a good Vice President? Explain.
In what towns were Bonnie & Clyde born?
What was the purpose of the Democratic Progressive Voters League?
What happened at the London Consolidated School Building in Rush County, Texas, March 18, 1937?
According to the 1930 census, what percentage of Tejanos were middle class?
Who was known as "The King of the Twelve-String Guitar"? How did he get in trouble, and what helped him get out of trouble?
What was the
Crystal City Internment Camp and
who stayed there and why?
Were
Texas troops heroic in World War II? Explain with specific examples.
Who developed the idea of Navajo Code Talkers?
Why was the Bataan Death March significant in New Mexico?
Do you admire
Audie Murphy? Explain.
What did Oveta Culp Hobby do during World War II?
Where was Chester Nimitz born and why is he famous?
Do you admire
Doris Miller? Explain.
What did Mexico declare on June 1, 1942?
What was the
braceros program and how did it affect Mexicans?
What happened in
Beaumont on June 15-16, 1943, and why did it happen?
What National Park was established on June 12, 1944?
How many teams are in the World Football Federation's Premiere Division are from Mexico?
What happened at "Trinity" in New Mexico during
World War II? What were the results?
What happened in Texas City on April 16, 1947?
Do you
BELIEVE? Explain.
Which states in the Southwest are "right to work" states?
Why was the 1948 Senatorial Election in Texas controversial?
Who was
Dr. Hector P. Garcia? Do you admire him? Explain.
Who got the right to vote in New Mexico in 1948?
What is the American G I Forum of Texas?
Who was Felix Longoria?
Name two works by Jose' Clemente Orozco.
List three songs recorded by Buddy Holly.
Where was President Dwight D. Eisenhower born?
When did Texas women first serve on juries?
Who is Ruby Gobble?
What was discovered in New Mexico in 1950?
What was
"Operation Wetback"? Do you agree with this method? Explain.
What was the reaction of the Governor of Texas to Brown v. Board of Education?
What does MALDEF stand for?
Why did John Henry Faulk loose his radio job in 1957?
What happened in Dallas on April 2, 1957?
What did
Jack Kilby do and where did he do it? What have been the results?
What is your favorite Barbara Jordan quote?
Who was
Patrocinio Barela and what do you think of his work?
What was "El Boom"?
Why are
Carlos Castenada's "travels" well known? Where did he go and what did he find?
What was the Chicano Mural Movement?
List two singers who influenced Janis Joplin?
Who is Jose' Angel Gutierrez?
In what magazine did John Howard Griffin's Black Like Me appear?
Who was
John Tower and do you admire his accomplishments?
Is this a waste of money? Explain.
What are the "white guards" in Chiapas?
How many Hispanic politicians were elected or named to represent their districts in Texas from 1846 to 1961?
What did
"los cinco" do and why?
Who do you think killed
JFK and why? Also see this one, and
this one,
and this one.
What was Trini Lopez's hit song in 1963?
Who is being shot in these photos and who did it?
Who is Ed White?
What Center did Lady Bird Johnson create?
Would you like to rub
this gravestone? Why?
Do you admire
Reis Lopez Tijerina? Explain.
What did
Tommie Smith and John Carlos do that created controversy
at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and why? Do you think this was an appropriate action?
Explain.
What were
"camp-ins" and what were the results?
What did the UFW accomplish in the 1970s?
Do you admire their actions?
For what crimes was Gus Mutscher convicted?
What did the Dallas Cowboys do in 1972?
Ms. Jones voted for Ramsey Muniz in 1972. Where is he now?
What "first" happened at DFW Airport on January 13, 1974?
Would you like to go?
Would Ms. Jones look good with this hair?
Who was the first Hispanic mayor of a major U.S. city?
What happened in Mexico City on September 19, 1985? See This one, too.
Where does Senator Hutchison drilling in the Arctic National Refuge?
List two books by Octavio Paz.
What famous descendent visited New Mexico in 1992?
What do the "Seven Seals" have to do with Texas?
What caused the Chiapas Rebellion? Also see this one.
What is the Selena Foundation?
Do you admire
Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II? Explain.
For what crime was Raul Salinas convicted?
What is the estimated population of Mexico?
Who is
Henry B. Gonzalez and do you admire his accomplishments?
Has NAFTA been good for Texas and Mexico? Explain.
See this critical view, too.
Which
ethnic term for Mexicans in the U.S. do you prefer and why?
Who do you think is winning
this war, and is it
a war that we should be fighting at all?
Who does Ms. Jones love to brag about as her "homeboy" in Oak Cliff?
Do you think he has improved conditions in Mexico?
What are these Texas Symbols?
Also see this one and this one, too.
Texas symbols, and would you recommend any changes?
b. state bird
c. state dinasaur
d. dish
e. flower
f. insect
g. motto
h. reptile
i. sport
j. small mammal
Name ten famous
permanent residents in New Mexico.
Name a
famous Texan in five different categories and explain why each is
famous.
Name ten
Texas musicians/singers that you like.