USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Having fought a world war against several foreign countries, many Americans began to distrust immigrants and had very prejudiced opinions of them. The National Origins Act of 1924 did what?
A
Established an immigration quota system
B
Allowed all Chinese to enter
C
Ended nativism in the U.S.
D
Became less isolated
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. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Immigration Act of 1924, or Johnson–Reed Act, including the Asian Exclusion Act and National Origins Act ( Pub. L. 68–139, 43 Stat. 153, enacted May 26, 1924), was a United States federal law that prevented immigration from Asia and set quotas on the number of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -also known as the 1924 Immigration Act; the act limited the number of immigrants from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were living in the United States at the time of the 1890 census.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following statements is true about the Immigration Act of 1924? It was an effort to stop the US population from changing. How did the Immigration Act of 1965 affect Asian immigration to the United States? Asian immigration increased after the act took effect.

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