What was the primary purpose of laws against miscegenation passed by state legislatures in the American West?
A. To prevent white males from marrying Indian women
B. To prevent intermarriage between white women and Indian men
C. To prevent intermarriage between white women and men of Asian descent
D. To prevent white males from marrying Hispanic women
Answer: C
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A. Chinese immigrants were more openly welcomed into white society. B. Chinese immigrants were viewed as a greater economic threat. C. Chinese immigrants were the only not minority group not granted citizenship. D. Chinese immigrants were the only ghettoized minority group.
Kalidasa
a. was both a great military ruler. b. wrote Ramayana. c. combined poetry and prose as well as several languages in his plays. d. ended his life as a Sufi mystic. e. advised Asoka in the construction of the latter's pillars.
How did the Chinese learn to endure foreign invaders?
a. adapt to all foreign influences b. surrender their own culture to the foreign culture c. merge their culture equally with the foreigners d. turn to other foreigners to drive out the invaders e. assimilation; make the foreigners adapt to China, which remained dominant
Businesses organized company towns mainly __________.
A. to improve the lives of their workers B. to maximize company control over workers' lives C. at the demand of unions D. under government pressure