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Flashcards by Vivian Pineda Sanchez, updated 5 months ago
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Description
who was invloved, where it happened, when it happened and why.
Resource summary
| Question | Answer |
| El Calendario When did the Zoot Suit riots begin? Calendario (binary/octet-stream) | June 3rd, 1943 |
| El Tiempo How long did the Zoot Suit Riots last? Tony The Talking Clock Clocks Into Death Battle By V Create Db5zsf1 (binary/octet-stream) | 4 days |
| La Ciudad Where did the Zoot Suit Riots happen? Ciudad (binary/octet-stream) | Los Angeles |
| El Soldado Who was involved in the Zoot Suit Riots? Soldado (binary/octet-stream) | Young Mexican Men and White Servicemen |
| La Policia How did the LAPD respond to the riots? Policia (binary/octet-stream) | they would contribute or watch young Mexicans be beaten and arrest the Mexicans |
| El Intendente Who was the Mayor of Los Angeles at the time? Mayor (binary/octet-stream) | Fletcher Brown |
| El Traidor How did the Mayor Respond? El+Traidor (binary/octet-stream) | He legitimatized the police and military actions and blamed gangs for the violence |
| El Gobernador Who was the governor of California at the time? Governor (binary/octet-stream) | Earl Warren |
| El Estado How did the state of California respond to the riots? Estado (binary/octet-stream) | They sent a committee to analyse the situation...found the Zoot Suit wearers weren't particularly Mexican, criminals, or juveniles |
| El Penguino Name 3 things specific to the Zoot Suit Penguin (binary/octet-stream) | Hats(tando) Shoulder pads, long tail oversized look chains black and white shoes suspenders |
| La Gente Were only Mexicans and White Servicemen Involved? If not, who else was? Gente (binary/octet-stream) | No. Filipinos, Africans Americans and white youth associated with Zoot Suiters were also attacked. |
| La Tension When did the tension begin to build for the riots? Tension (binary/octet-stream) | mid 1930s |
| La Guerra One reason for tension prior to riots Guerra (binary/octet-stream) | war hysteria |
| La Masculinidad One reason for tension prior to riots Masculinity (binary/octet-stream) | white manhood and protecting white women from people of color |
| La maldad One reason for tension prior to riots Police (binary/octet-stream) | police aggression (Venice, CA) |
| El Marinero One reason for tension prior to riots Sailor (binary/octet-stream) | contact between white servicemen and Mexican Americans |
| El Ciudadano One reason for tension prior to riots Citizen (binary/octet-stream) | Zoot Suiters criticized the expectation of serving in the war without being treated like 1st class citizens |
