Question

One way in which the Chinese Exclusion Act

(1882) and the Gentlemen’s Agreement (1907)
are similar is that they
(1) reflected nativist attitudes in the United
States
(2) encouraged a policy of popular sovereignty
(3) led to an increase in Asian immigration
(4) eased requirements for citizenship

Answer 1

From the list, one way in which the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) and the Gentlemen's Agreement (1907) were similar is that they 1. reflected nativist attitudes in the United States. Both acts were aimed at stemming or barring East Asian migration to the United States based on racist reasoning and those nativist attitudes.