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AP Success - AP US History: Immigration Act of 1924 Explained

Question 1

Multiple choice

  • Immigration was limited to skilled workers only, regardless of the quota system.

  • The annual quota system was abolished in favor of a complete ban on immigration.

  • The annual quota was increased from 2% to 3% and was based on the 1910 census instead of the 1890 census.

  • The annual quota was reduced from 3% to 2% and was based on the 1890 census instead of the 1910 census.

Question 2

Multiple choice

  • The economic downturn caused by the Great Depression.

  • The influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe who were considered less assimilable.

  • The desire to increase diversity and multiculturalism in the United States.

  • The need for more laborers during the post-World War I economic expansion.

Question 3

Multiple choice

  • The census of 1910.

  • The census of 1920.

  • The census of 1890.

  • The census of 1900.

Question 4

Multiple choice

  • It did not change the quota distribution significantly from the previous act.

  • It increased the quota for immigrants from Latin America.

  • It favored immigrants from Northern and Western Europe over those from Southern and Eastern Europe.

  • It allowed for a more diverse group of immigrants from Asia and Africa.

Question 5

Multiple choice

  • Maintain the existing ethnic composition of the United States.

  • Encourage the immigration of skilled labor to aid industrial growth.

  • Provide asylum for refugees fleeing persecution in their home countries.

  • Stimulate the economy by increasing the population and consumer base.

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