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What two groups of immigrants were used to create the transcontinental rainroad?
The two main ethnic groups were CHINESE & IRISH. Im not sure if there were black and white, but CHINESE & IRISH for sure.
What nationality made up the labor force on the union pacific railroad track?
the chinamen
What groups consitituted the majority of workers responsible for building the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Irish immigrants
What group constituted the majority of workers responsible for building the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Irish Immigrants
The union pacific relied on what workers?
The Union Pacific relied on Irish and African American workers. The Central Pacific hired Chinese workers. The immigrant workers were low-paid and did difficult work.
What were the nationality of the workers on the Central Pacific Railroad?
Chinese emigrant workers were used to build Central Pacific Railroad. It is estimated that 12000 such workers were employed which was 90 percent of the total work force.
How did Chinese communist strategy for political revolution differ from communist strategy?
The Chinese focused on organizing peasants. The Soviets focused on organizing factory workers.
How did Chinese communist strategy for political revolution differ from soviet communist strategy.?
The Chinese focused on organizing peasants. The Soviets focused on organizing factory workers.
How did Chinese communist strategy for political revolution differ from the soviet union communist strategy?
The Chinese focused on organizing peasants. The Soviets focused on organizing factory workers.
Did the the Chinese workers of the transcontinental railroad get paid?
In the 1865 there was a labor shortage. The Central Pacific had enough jobs for 4,000 men. Yet, they managed only to get only 800 workers at any time. Most of the early workers were Irish immigrants and in keeping with the prejudices of the time the management thought the Irish workers spent their pay on liquor. They even paid some in liquor. Soon the idea came about to employ Chinese labor and by 1868 there were 120,000 Chinese working on the railroad in groups of 20 with a white foreman. The pay at first was 27.00 a month and then was increased to 30.00 a month as the work got harder. The cost of food and board was deducted from that pay. The Irish who were still working were paid 35.00 a month and food/board was provided. Workers lived in tents along side the grade and in the mountains wooden bunkhouses protected workers from the snow. Each gang had a cook. The Irish workers ate mainly meat and potatoes, but the Chinese workers had vegetables and seafood. They also kept pigs and chickens for weekend meals.
Irish workers and the transcontinental railroad?
They helped because of a food famin and needed more money.
When was Irish Workers' Party created?
Irish Workers' Party was created in 1948.
