Both were targets of the Chinese Exclusion Act. This act barred laborers from entering the
United States. Immigration officers were
strict with Chinese immigrants because they were willing to work for low wages
and during this period the economy was in the decline so they were seen as a
threat in terms of employment opportunities. Since the Japanese looked similar
to the Chinese they too were put under suspicion.
Contacts with Muslim scholars and their preserved Greek and Roman texts brought the Europeans a wealth of knowledge about medicine, art, and government, much of which contributed to the "<span>a. Renaissance Era" since this was a new age of science and art. </span>
Democracy originated in Ancient Greece