Before the Great Depression hit, many employers in Texas and…

Before the Great Depression hit, many employers in Texas and the Southwest frequently took advantage of cheap labor from Mexico. However, as the Great Depression worsened, white Americans began to question the flow of labor coming from Mexico. Anti-immigrant feeling during the Great Depression led to what’s called “Mexican Repatriation” where Mexican immigrants and even American citizens of Mexican descent were targeted and relocated to Mexico. According to reading 2, how many people of Mexican descent (many of whom were American citizens) were “repatriated” to Mexico during the Great Depression?

The Jains divided early on the questions of admitting women…

The Jains divided early on the questions of admitting women to monastic orders and wearing clothes. Which division of Jainism does not allow for the admission of women in its monastic order and permits its monks to go “clad in atmosphere” or “sky” whenever religious duty demands?

Before he became “the Buddha,” who plucked out all his hair,…

Before he became “the Buddha,” who plucked out all his hair, went naked, tried not to breathe, reduced his diet to almost nothing, ate nauseating foods, dressed in chafing and irritating garments, stood or squatted for long periods of time, sat on thorns, and even ate his own excrement?

Which festival commemorates Vishnu saving one of his devotee…

Which festival commemorates Vishnu saving one of his devotees from being burned in a fire and Krishna playfully coloring the face of his consort? Bonfires burn, colors are displayed, children shoot everyone with water guns, women playfully beat men, and participants may partake of an intoxicant called Bhang?