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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Hawaii begin recruiting Filipino workers?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1995.

2. Why did the Japanese limit Korean immigration to Hawaii, according to Chapter 2?
(a) So they could not compete with the Japense for jobs.
(b) The quota was already met.
(c) Korea went to war.
(d) Hawaii decided to build a really big fence.

3. What were Asian workers issued that took the place of dollars?
(a) Visas.
(b) Coupons.
(c) Stones.
(d) Coins.

4. What was put into place to protect Chinese immigrants but ultimately did not work?
(a) Federal laws.
(b) Prison guards.
(c) A wall.
(d) The Guardian Angels.

5. Why did Filipino immigrants come to Hawaii?
(a) To escape criminal sentences.
(b) To escape poverty.
(c) To be near the beach.
(d) To learn how to surf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Japanese immigrants believe they would end up living after a few years of work?

2. In what year were plans made for the transcontinental railroad?

3. How would unmarried Hawaiian men select Japanese brides?

4. What emotion did the picture brides feel when they met their husbands?

5. In what year was a law passed that prohibited Japanese from owning land?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the coupon payment system work and what was wrong with it?

2. What issues did both Filipino and Korean professionals have when trying to find work in America?

3. Why did Chinese immigrants open laundromats?

4. What was the purpose of the taxes implemented on mining in the 1850s?

5. How did WWII change America?

6. What major ruling by the courts in 1910 effected Asian Indians and who overturned the decision?

7. How did Filipinos feel about their homeland?

8. What business did William Hoper run? Who did he hire to help run his business?

9. What was the cause of Anti-Filipino sentiment and what did it lead to?

10. How were Japanese immigrants similar and different then Chinese immigrants?

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