{"id":7934,"date":"2024-09-24T21:54:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/?post_type=mcq&#038;p=7934"},"modified":"2024-09-25T00:45:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T18:45:07","slug":"which-group-of-immigrants-faced-discrimination-and-were-subject-to-the-chinese-exclusion-act-of-1882","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/which-group-of-immigrants-faced-discrimination-and-were-subject-to-the-chinese-exclusion-act-of-1882\/","title":{"rendered":"Which group of immigrants faced discrimination and were subject to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3502,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[1574],"subject":[19,1611],"class_list":["post-7934","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-chinese-laborers","subject-history","subject-usa-history"],"mcq_note":"<strong>The group of immigrants who faced discrimination and were subject to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was Chinese.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThis landmark legislation was the first significant law in the United States to restrict immigration based on ethnicity. It specifically targeted Chinese laborers, who were seen as a threat to jobs and economic stability during a period of economic unrest. The Act effectively halted Chinese immigration for ten years and was later extended, reflecting widespread anti-Chinese sentiment. It reinforced racial stereotypes and discrimination, marking a dark chapter in U.S. immigration policy and highlighting systemic racism.","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"Irish"},{"right":"no","answer":"Germans"},{"right":"yes","answer":"Chinese"},{"right":"no","answer":"Italians"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":19,"title":"History","slug":"history"},{"id":1611,"title":"History of the United States","slug":"usa-history"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":1574,"title":"Chinese laborers","slug":"chinese-laborers"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/7934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=7934"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=7934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}