Which of the following best explains why the number of Chinese people living in the United States declined dramatically between 1890 and 1920?
A) the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
B) political turmoil in China
C) economic hard times in the United States
D) the forced deportation of Asian Americans
Answer: A
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