Irish-born demagogue Denis Kearney was responsible for inciting
a. street battles between Irish and German immigrants in New York and Philadelphia.
b. attacks on pro-business Pinkerton agents during the railroad strikes.
c. lynchings of black business owners.
d. debtor protests on Redemption Day in 1879.
e. attacks on Chinese immigrants in San Francisco.
e
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A) Laozi B) Mencius C) Shi Huangdi D) Xunzi
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