White workers in the west blamed the for economic hardships.

The white workers in the west had blamed the Chinese immigrants for economic hardships because of ethnic competition from petty-commodity to capitalist relations under conditions of unequal labor costs which result to market crowding. In addition, the white workers fear that the immigrants can harm their wages and job prospects.

julius caesar turned the roman republic into the roman empire by coming in and taking the "dictator" role during the time of a civil war (elites vs lower classes) winning battles and reputation, then declaring him dictator for life

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