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John Chinaman And Bougainville: Chapter Analysis

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The two historical terms I believe that are important in Chapter 18 are John Chinaman and Bougainville. The first vocabulary is John Chinaman. John was a stick caricature of a Chinese laborer seen in cartoons during the 19th century. To represent the harsh treatment felt by many Chinese. He also represented a typical persona of China. The second historical term is Bougainville. Bougainville is a French explorer and during the time he was visiting Tahiti in 1768. He mentioned that he thought we was walking through in the Garden of Eden. I believe that the second wave was worse because they were treated horribly. Don't get me wrong! The first wave was bad too. Just the second wave lead to future wars, and it also took lots of time. For example,
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