What was one way the us government responded to this combination of events

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

You did not mention the kind of event you are referring to, neither the time in US history. You also did not attach the options of the question.

However, doing some research, it seems that you are referring to the strict legislation the United Stated federal government had to make after the wave of immigration to America.

So one way the US government responded to this combination of events was to pass immigration restrictions.

The US federal passed the Johnson-Reed Act, commonly known as the Immigration Act of 1924. This legislation established a quota based on nationality origins to provide visas and allow the entrance of foreign people to the country.

answer: both considered peasants valued members of society.

explanation: the ancient chinese and indian empires were large asian empires that had the same problems with other big empires, they had to work hard and sometimes fight in order to keep them united, they both relied heavily on their capacity to trade and to send strange and rare items to europe, and had the father as the head of the house hold in both societies, but they didn´t considered pleasants as valued members of their society, they were the bottom of the social pyramid in both of their societies.