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06 Immigration Restriction and Racial Discrimination Online Quiz Questions

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20 questions

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1 point

In what Gregorian CE year did the Chinese Exclusion Acts stop remaining in force? Enter the year in YYYY format.

Fill in the blank

1 point

Under the Gentlemen’s Agreement, Japan had limited to the United States, while family members of immigrants already there could enter.

True or false

1 point

A child born in the United States to Asian immigrant parents could be a U.S. citizen by birth even if the parents were barred from naturalization.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

Before 1934, what was the legal status of Filipinos traveling from the Philippines to the U.S. mainland?

A
They were U.S. citizens because the Philippines was a U.S. state.
B
They were U.S. nationals, but not U.S. citizens, because the Philippines was a U.S. territory.
C
They were considered aliens for immigration purposes throughout the entire period.
D
They could travel to the mainland only if they had already become U.S. citizens.

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1 point

On the mainland, Japanese immigrants faced restrictions on land ownership through laws known as .

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1 point

What reasoning did the Supreme Court use to deny naturalization to both Takao Ozawa and Bhagat Singh Thind?

A
They had not lived in the United States long enough to apply.
B
They were both citizens of countries that prohibited U.S. immigration.
C
Neither was legally considered white under the Court’s racial classifications.
D
They had entered the United States after the 1924 Immigration Act.

True or false

1 point

Many young Filipino men who came to the mainland seeking education and work later took seasonal jobs in agriculture and canneries.

A
True
B
False

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1 point

Under the 1934 Tydings–McDuffie Act, what was the annual quota for Filipino migration, apart from the exemption that allowed labor recruitment in Hawaiʻi to continue? Enter the number of people per year.

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1 point

A prospective immigrant was considered ineligible for U.S. citizenship under federal law. What consequence did the 1924 Immigration Act have for someone in this position?

A
It admitted people from Asia without restriction but established a new naturalization process.
B
It barred entry to people considered ineligible for citizenship, effectively stopping most immigration from Asia.
C
It ended the Chinese Exclusion Acts and replaced them with a uniform labor visa.
D
It made all children of immigrants citizens and thereby ended restrictions on their parents.

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Select all statements that accurately describe institutions Asian American communities maintained or developed despite restrictions.

A
Chinese and Japanese residents maintained cultural, religious, and mutual-aid institutions.
B
Japanese American communities were barred from establishing schools, newspapers, or civic networks.
C
Japanese American communities included institutions such as newspapers, schools, temples, churches, and stores.
D
Community institutions disappeared as soon as immigration restrictions were enacted.

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Select all examples of collective labor organizing described for Asian American workers in the 1930s.

A
Filipino farm and cannery workers took part in strikes and union activity.
B
Filipino workers avoided organizing because their jobs were seasonal.
C
Japanese organizers in Hawaiʻi formed an association restricted to Japanese workers.
D
Japanese organizers in Hawaiʻi joined Chinese, Filipino, and other workers in a multiethnic labor association.

Choose one

1 point

Which statement best explains how Japanese workers in Hawaiʻi could sustain strong community institutions and labor organizing despite difficult working conditions?

A
Their small share of the population meant they could not build community institutions.
B
Plantation work eliminated wage disparities and made labor organizing unnecessary.
C
Their large share of the population and workforce helped sustain community institutions and labor organizing, despite low wages and plantation hierarchy.
D
They were excluded from plantation work and instead relied mainly on mainland factories.

Open ended

1 point

Compare two ways immigration restrictions shaped family life for Chinese and Japanese communities. Include one example involving Chinese arrivals and one involving Japanese family formation.

Choose one

1 point

Why did the 1924 Immigration Act sharply restrict Japanese immigration?

A
It ended all immigration from the Philippines because Filipinos were U.S. citizens.
B
It barred entry to people considered ineligible for citizenship, sharply restricting Japanese immigration.
C
It limited Japanese migration but allowed unrestricted entry for Chinese immigrants.
D
It replaced the Chinese Exclusion Acts with a policy that allowed Asian immigrants to naturalize.

True or false

1 point

A child born in the United States to Asian immigrant parents could be a U.S. citizen even while the parents were barred from naturalization.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

Before the 1934 Tydings–McDuffie Act, what legal status did Filipinos have in relation to the United States? Enter the status in two words.

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1 point

Which statement best distinguishes the immigration restrictions affecting Chinese and Japanese immigrants?

A
Both communities first faced immigration restrictions under the 1934 Tydings–McDuffie Act.
B
The Chinese Exclusion Acts barred Japanese immigration, while the 1924 Act restricted Chinese immigration.
C
Chinese immigration was already restricted by exclusion laws, while the 1924 Act particularly closed Japanese immigration.
D
Chinese immigrants were unrestricted until 1943, while Japanese immigration had ended before World War I.

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1 point

A Japanese immigrant on the mainland encountered a law restricting the ability of immigrants classified as ineligible for citizenship to own land. What type of law was this?

A
Alien land laws restricted rights for immigrants classified as ineligible for citizenship.
B
The 1934 Tydings–McDuffie Act gave Japanese immigrants the right to vote.
C
The Chinese Exclusion Acts ended restrictions on Japanese immigrants' land ownership.
D
The Gentlemen’s Agreement allowed Japanese immigrants to become citizens through land ownership.

Written response

1 point

In what year did the Chinese Exclusion Acts cease to remain in force? Enter the year as four digits.

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1 point

Which outcome of the 1934 Tydings–McDuffie Act best explains why Filipino migration was limited overall but labor recruitment in Hawaiʻi could continue?

A
It made Filipinos U.S. citizens and ended labor recruitment in Hawaiʻi.
B
It continued unrestricted migration to the mainland but ended seasonal agricultural work.
C
It classified Filipinos as U.S. nationals for immigration purposes and set no quota.
D
It reclassified Filipinos as aliens for immigration purposes, set a small quota, and exempted labor recruitment in Hawaiʻi.