What is a historian trying to understand when examining a historical figure's
point of view?
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a. the total number of possible factors that may have motivated the
person's actions
b. the time period during which historians agree an important event
occurred
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c. the unique perspective that influences the way the person sees
the world
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d. the person's importance to the overall study of world history

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.

the quote by walter cronkite contributes to the central idea of the text by supporting the central idea. cronkite argues that what is deemed “right” for and in america may not be good for other countries. this supports the central idea of the text, that the vietnam war was unpopular in america for multiple reasons- including cronkite’s.

hello, your actual correct answer is c. taxes.

factories are actually the second biggest but on your optian list its taxes.