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| 20. Where did the Chinese work on the railroads? |
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| The Chinese worked on railroads in Sierra Nevada Mts., California, Nevada and Utah. |
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| 21. Why did the Chinese come to America? |
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| The Chinese came to America because of famine. |
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| 22. What railroad company did the Chinese work for? |
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| The Chinese worked for the Central Pasific railroad company |
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| 23. What were the working conditions like for the Chinese? |
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| The working conditions for the Chinese were extremly hot and cold, dangerous, and cave ins. |
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| 24. How much were the Chinese payed for working on the railroads? |
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| For working on the railroads, the Chinese were payed less than $1 a day. |
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| 25. What percent of the Chinese had accidents or death while working on the railroads? |
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| The percent of accidents or death that the Chinese had while working on the railroads was 15-18%. |
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| 26. After the railroad was completed, where were the Chinese forced to live? |
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| After the railroad was completed, the Chinese were forced to live in the ghettos/slums. |
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| 27. How were the Chinese treated in the ghettos/slums? |
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| In the ghettos/slums, the Chinese were treated with very badly. Their homes were destroyed, riots happened, they were lynched and massacred. |
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| 28. What law was passed againsted the Chinese in 1882? |
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| The law that was passed againsted the Chinese in 1882 was called the Immigration Act, meaning the Chinese can't become a citizen. |
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| 29. Since what year had the Japanese been living in America successfully? |
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| The Japanese had been living in America successfully since 1900. |
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| 30. What did the Japanese do for jobs to be successful in America? |
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| To be successful in America, the Japanese jobs involved farming and businesses. |
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| 31. What event made all the Japanese lose their jobs? |
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| The event that made all the Japanese lose their jobs, was when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, starting World War II for America. |
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| 32. What were the Japanese forced to do after the bombing? |
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| After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, the Japanese were forced to sell their businesses and homes and move to camps. |
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| 33. Why did the United States force the Japanese to move to camps, sell their belongings and businesses? |
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| The United States forced the Japanese to move to camps, sell their belongings and businesses because they thought they were spies for Japan. |
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| 34. Where did the Japanese end up living for about 3 years and 4 months? |
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| The Japanese ended up living for 3 years and 4 months at Internment camps in the desert. |
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| 35, What were the condidtions like for the Japanese at the Internment Camps in the deserts? |
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| The conditions for the Japanese at the Internment Camps in the desert were crowded, diseases, and no freedom. |
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| 36. What were the Japanese-American men eventually allowed to do? |
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| The Japanese-American men were eventually allowed to join the army. |
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