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What was the primary purpose of the 1921 and 1924 immigration restrictions imposed by Congress?
What was the primary purpose of the 1921 and 1924 immigration restrictions imposed by Congress?
- To impose quotas on all immigrants regardless of origin
- To limit the number of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe (correct)
- To restrict the flow of immigrants from western Europe
- To encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe
What was the basis for the quotas imposed by the 1924 immigration-restriction law?
What was the basis for the quotas imposed by the 1924 immigration-restriction law?
- Numbers of immigrants coming through specific ports
- Numbers of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe in 1924
- Numbers of different ethnic groups living in the United States in 1890 (correct)
- Numbers of immigrants from western Europe
What was a significant factor influencing the comparatively low number of people from southern and eastern Europe living in the United States in 1890?
What was a significant factor influencing the comparatively low number of people from southern and eastern Europe living in the United States in 1890?
- Most immigrants from those areas came after 1890 (correct)
- Excessive travel costs for immigrants from those areas
- Immigration restrictions imposed by European countries
- Lack of interest among southern and eastern Europeans in immigrating to the United States
What views did the Ku Klux Klan include in its expanded hate-filled message during the 1920s?
What views did the Ku Klux Klan include in its expanded hate-filled message during the 1920s?
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What did members of the Ku Klux Klan believe about native white Protestants?
What did members of the Ku Klux Klan believe about native white Protestants?
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