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United States 1882
Synopsis
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first law passed in the United States that excluded a people of a specific ethnicity from immigrating to the country. It was the culmination of several decades' worth of agitation on the part of white workers in the United States, as well as violence directed against Chinese workers. The initial time period covered by the statute was 10 years; at the end of that time period, the law was renewed in 1892 for another 10 years, and in 1902 the law was made permanent. The act was not repealed until 1943, after China became an ally of the United States during World War II.
Timeline
- 1863: The world's first subway opens, in London.
- 1869: The first U.S. transcontinental railway is completed.
- 1873: Typewriter is introduced.
- 1876: Four-stroke cycle gas engine is introduced.
- 1878: Thomas Edison develops a...
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