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What was the main purpose of Madison Grant's book 'Passing of the Great Race: or the Racial Basis of European History'?
What was the main purpose of Madison Grant's book 'Passing of the Great Race: or the Racial Basis of European History'?
- To argue against the idea of Social Darwinism
- To document the history of European immigration to the United States
- To highlight the importance of racial diversity in America
- To propose limiting immigration to only Anglo Saxon and other Nordic countries in western Europe (correct)
What was the effect of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 on immigration?
What was the effect of the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 on immigration?
- It established a quota system that favored immigration from Nordic countries (correct)
- It banned immigration from non-Nordic countries
- It allowed for unlimited immigration from all countries
- It increased immigration from eastern and southern European nations
What was the main reason for the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s?
What was the main reason for the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s?
- The KKK's involvement in the women's suffrage movement
- The KKK's fight against organized crime
- White people's fear of the other and desire for supremacy and traditional way of life (correct)
- The KKK's opposition to the eugenics movement
What was the result of the National Origins Act of 1924 on immigration?
What was the result of the National Origins Act of 1924 on immigration?
What is a common factor contributing to nativism in the United States, past and present?
What is a common factor contributing to nativism in the United States, past and present?
What was the primary goal of the KKK when they were initially formed in the 1870s?
What was the primary goal of the KKK when they were initially formed in the 1870s?
What was the title of the movie that President Woodrow Wilson showed at the White House in 1915?
What was the title of the movie that President Woodrow Wilson showed at the White House in 1915?
What was the main motivation for the KKK's revival in the 1920s?
What was the main motivation for the KKK's revival in the 1920s?
What was the result of the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in 1927?
What was the result of the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in 1927?
What was the approximate number of KKK members nationally during the 1920s?
What was the approximate number of KKK members nationally during the 1920s?
What was the main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan?
What was the main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan?
What was the origin of the name 'Ku Klux Klan'?
What was the origin of the name 'Ku Klux Klan'?
What was the purpose of the KKK's white robes?
What was the purpose of the KKK's white robes?
Who led the Ku Klux Klan?
Who led the Ku Klux Klan?
What was the result of the KKK's violence and intimidation?
What was the result of the KKK's violence and intimidation?
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