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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, pgs. 315-356.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Chinese workers strike while working on the railways?
(a) Pensions.
(b) Health insurance.
(c) Higher wages.
(d) Sexual harrasment.

2. Who did the foreign miners' license tax apply to?
(a) Chinese workers that did not want to become citizens.
(b) Africans.
(c) Chinese workers that were citizens.
(d) Europeans.

3. How were the Japanese treated similarly to the Chinese immigrants?
(a) With open arms.
(b) Racial prejudice.
(c) With respect.
(d) As dedicated workers.

4. What were Filipinos considered by Americans?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Citizens.
(c) American nationals.
(d) Aliens.

5. In what year was a law passed that prohibited Japanese from owning land?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what industry did most of the Filipino immigrants work?

2. How were the Japanese treated in America?

3. Where did Chinese immigrants work in New England?

4. Why did Chinese immigrants begin to open laundromats?

5. What caused the strike with the Central Pacific Railroad to end?

(see the answer key)

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