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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Japanese government do when immigrants to Hawaii were unhappy with working conditions?
(a) Started a war with Hawaii.
(b) Compensated them for lost wages.
(c) Banned them from returning to Japan.
(d) Repatriated them.

2. How did Chinese immigrants cope with discrimination?
(a) Fear and intimidation.
(b) Aggression and violence.
(c) Pugnacity and toughness.
(d) Withdrawal and inconspicuousness.

3. Most Japanese immigrants in the 19th century were young men from what kind of background?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Farming.
(c) Trade.
(d) Industry.

4. After the 1906 earthquake, when 10,000 Japanese were left homeless, how many applied for public relief?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 10,000.
(c) None.
(d) 5,000.

5. Why are the Hong Kong Chinese vulnerable to employer exploitation?
(a) Many are in the U.S. illegally.
(b) Many do not have job skills.
(c) Many do not understand U.S. customs.
(d) Many are engaged in criminal activity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "pulled" Mexicans into the U.S. in the early 20th century?

2. What occupations did Chinese immigrants typically take in the mining camps?

3. What "pushed" Mexicans to leave Mexico in the early 20th century?

4. How did many of the Japanese regard the United States during the 19th century?

5. What gave free persons of color a head start over other blacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Puerto Ricans compare economically with other immigrant groups?

2. What are some signs of the slow acculturation of Mexican immigrants?

3. Why has Mexican immigration divided the mainstream population?

4. Why was marriage among slaves encouraged by slave owners?

5. How did Japan view the United States in the 19th century?

6. What negative effects did total dependence have on the slave population?

7. Why is it particularly difficult to measure advancement in the immigrant Puerto Rican community?

8. What field of endeavor was essentially invented by immigrant Japanese?

9. What was unique about the slave population of the United States when compared with slaves in other countries?

10. What anti-Japanese legislation in California caused problems for the Japanese immigrants?

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