What happened as a result of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
A) ?Seventy-five thousand Chinese were deported from the United States.
B) ?Prejudice against Chinese living in the West became more pronounced.
C) ?Chinese were barred from entering the United States for 10 years.
D) ?The number of Chinese living in the United States fell to less than 50,000.
E) ?The Supreme Court's reversal of the law ushered in a series of lawsuits from immigrant groups.
C
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The New Poor Law of 1834
a. aimed to distinguish between the "deserving" and "undeserving" poor by forcing paupers into government workhouses. b. barred children under age ten from working in factories. c. established a minimum wage for British industry. d. provided for the forced deportation of the unemployed to Australia. e. provided unemployment insurance.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of chiefdoms?
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How did Mussolini resolve the disputes of fascism with the Catholic Church?
A. By promoting the cult of motherhood B. By promoting Catholicism as one of the unifying cultural identities of Italian history C. By signing a concordat with the pope that recognized papal autonomy D. By requiring his black shirts to go to church E. By threatening the pope into submission