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What initially brought many Chinese to the western states of America?

• government incentives

• Chinese political upheaval

• railroad construction jobs

• discovery of oil fields

The result of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was

• prohibition for any Chinese to immigrate.

• denied entry to all Chinese laborers.

• a set quota on Chinese immigrants.

• the development of a literacy test.

How did the Gentlemen's Agreement affect Japanese immigration?

• It let immigrants' family members immigrate, but not laborers.

• It set a limit on the total number of Japanese immigrants allowed.

• It permitted immigration only for farmers and for field hands.

• It closed off all immigration from Japan and Asian nations.

Why was the immigration process at Angel Island much tougher than Ellis Island?

• Far more Chinese immigrants were arriving than Europeans.

• Asian immigrants were more likely to fail the "six-second test."

• Western states experienced the most racial conflicts of any region.

• Many Chinese evaded immigration laws by forging documents.

Where did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America?

• Angel Island
• Rhode Island
• Ellis Island
• Fools Island

Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?

• There owned all the businesses in California
• They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.
• They opened too many restaurants
• They held onto their culture (language, food, clothing) & they thought they would take their jobs

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Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?

• Very few tried to come
• The voyage was too far and expensive
• There were no jobs available
• The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Why did President Roosevelt intervene in the school segregation crisis in San Francisco?

• He wanted to help the African Americans

• He cared deeply about the civil rights of Japanese children

• He wanted to avoid going to war with Japan

• He wanted to end segregation in all schools all throughout the country

Nativists believed ..

• Immigrants threatened the American way of Life and Democracy.

• White Protestants were superior to other immigrant groups.

• Immigrants stole jobs from natives.

• All of the above.

When Japan raised an angry protest at the segregation in schools of its emigrants, President Theodore Roosevelt worked out a deal called...

• National Agreement Act
• Japanese Agreement act
• Gentleman's Agreement 
• Civil Rights Act