The gold fever of California was a social phenomenon that occurred in the United States between 1848 and 1855, characterized by the large number of immigrants who came to San Francisco (California) in search of this metal. This phenomenon began near the town of Coloma, when gold was discovered in Sutter's Mill. When the news of the discovery spread, around three hundred thousand people emigrated to California from the rest of the United States and other countries.
The effects of this sudden migration were spectacular. Before the gold rush, San Francisco was a tiny village, and with the fever the village became a city. Schools, roads and churches were built, and other towns were founded. A legal and governmental system was created, which led to the admission of California as a state of the Union in 1850. New means of transportation, such as the steamboat, entered service in the state, and railway lines were laid . The business of agriculture was also started, the second fastest growing item in California.
The gold rush also had other effects: the aborigines of the region were attacked and expelled from their traditional lands. The environmental impact that mining produced was also important.
The answer is letter A. The California Alian Land Law of 1913 prohibits foreigners from owning lands, stocks and other properties. They were also not allowed to lease them for more than three years of tenure. Many Chinese, Indian, Japanese and Korean immigrant farmers were deeply affected of this law. This law was implemented to stop foreigners from immigrating, specially Japanese immigrants and to create an inhospitable climate with the other immigrants in California. Around this time, there was an on going Anti-Asian prejudice going on causing the implementation of this law.
The answer is the first one, A)
Latin America was suffering greatly from their decrease in exports. World trade was also decreasing. This meant that Latin America was not getting the money they needed to run their countries and keep stable governments. People began mass protests against the governments, and military coups were attempted and many were successful. These newly formed governments found it very difficult to run their countries as a result of the state of instability the countries were already in.
