USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During the 1920s, the United States changed its immigration policy by passing new laws that
A
provided incentives to attract more immigrants to factory jobs
B
encouraged Chinese immigrants to enter the country
C
allowed unrestricted immigration of war refugees from Vietnam
D
established quotas that reduced the number of immigrants from certain countries
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the 1920s, Congress passed a series of immigration quotas. The quotas were applied on a country-by-country basis and therefore restricted immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe more than immigration from Northern and Western Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -What did the change in immigration policies between the 1920s and the 1960s reveal about the United States? The country was becoming more open to diversity and equality. What did passage of the Immigration Act of 1965 accomplish? The law supported victims of political persecution.

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