True of false vikings traveled mostly by land on horseback, reaching the byzantine empire in eastern europe and as far west as ireland.

The statement that the vikings traveled mostly by land on horseback, reaching the Byzantine Empire in eastern Europe and as far west as Ireland is false. The vikings were the masters of the sea. Therefore, they traveled mostly by ship even in the roughest seas. They reached as far as Greenland, America, Baghdad and Constantinople.

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.

living during the great depression had a major affect on the mentality many people. a good portion of people who lived during that time do not trust banks. this is likely the result of the many widespread bank failures in the 30s that caused people to lose their life savings.