THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Question
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How did the national origins quota system introduced in the 1920s affect immigration to the United States?
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The quota system favored immigrants from northern and western Europe.
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The quota system led to a dramatic rise in immigration in the 1920s and 1930s.
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The quota system encouraged legal and illegal immigration from Mexico
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The quota system discriminated against skilled immigrants seeking employment.
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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: -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.
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