What led to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

A) an outbreak of cholera in northeastern cities
B) a series of terrorist attacks in Chicago, Boston, and New York
C) a general desire to limit immigration among most Americans
D) nativist sentiment on the West Coast


D

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a. Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War b. A mutiny in the Russian navy c. Socialist victories in the Russian Duma d. Defeat in the Crimean War e. Serious social upheaval in Russia

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Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote scathingly of the dangers of individuality in such novels as

A) The Last of the Mohicans B) The Scarlet Letter C) Ivanhoe D) Walden

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In the English Civil War, the Cavaliers captured King Charles I and beheaded him.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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During the 1920s, the trend toward industrial consolidation

A. encouraged new competition. B. slowed considerably throughout the decade. C. was most pronounced in industries dependent on large-scale mass-production. D. bypassed the steel and automobile industries. E. emerged most rapidly in industries that were less dependent on technology.

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