The chinese from california became the major source of labor for the transcontinental railroad because select one: a. they had no other employment prospects. b. they worked for lower wages than what whites would accept. c. most were experienced in railroad construction. d. most were forced into working for the railroads. e. their more well-established unions won the railroad contracts.

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).

living during the great depression had a major affect on the mentality many people. a good portion of people who lived during that time do not trust banks. this is likely the result of the many widespread bank failures in the 30s that caused people to lose their life savings.