THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S
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Question
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The goal of the National Origins Act of 1924 was to
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reduce the number of people leaving the United States for European and Asian countries.
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revive the Ku Klux Klan.
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reduce immigration to the United States from European countries.
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create more jobs.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The goal of the National Origins Act was to control both the quantity and quality of U.S. immigrants in an effort to prevent further erosion of the ethnic composi-tion of U.S. society.
Detailed explanation-2: -1924, primary purpose was to restrict the flow of newcomers from Southern and Eastern Europe; established immigrant quotas that discriminated against Southern and Eastern Europeans; this was the primary reason for the decrease in the numbers of Europeans immigrating to the US in the 1920s.
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