AP Success - AP US History: Immigration Act of 1924 Explained
“Annual Report of the Commissioner-General of Immigration.” United States Bureau of Immigration, 1924."The “Immigration Act of 1924”...supplants the so-called quota limit act of May 19, 1921, which provided that the number of aliens of any nationality admissible to the United States in any fiscal year should be limited to 3 per cent of the number of persons of such nationality who were resident in the United States according to the census of 1910… Under the act of 1924, the number of each nationality who may be admitted annually is limited to 2 per cent of the population of such nationality resident in the United States according to the census of 1890…"
Question 1
What was the primary change in immigration policy from the 1921 Quota Act to the Immigration Act of 1924?
The annual quota was reduced from 3% to 2% and was based on the 1890 census instead of the 1910 census.
The annual quota was increased from 2% to 3% and was based on the 1910 census instead of the 1890 census.
The annual quota system was abolished in favor of a complete ban on immigration.
Immigration was limited to skilled workers only, regardless of the quota system.
Question 2
The Immigration Act of 1924 was primarily a response to what perceived issue in the United States at the time?
The need for more laborers during the post-World War I economic expansion.
The desire to increase diversity and multiculturalism in the United States.
The influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe who were considered less assimilable.
The economic downturn caused by the Great Depression.
Question 3
Which census data was used to determine the quotas set by the Immigration Act of 1924?
The census of 1900.
The census of 1890.
The census of 1920.
The census of 1910.
Question 4
What was the effect of using the 1890 census data for the quota calculations in the Immigration Act of 1924?
It allowed for a more diverse group of immigrants from Asia and Africa.
It favored immigrants from Northern and Western Europe over those from Southern and Eastern Europe.
It increased the quota for immigrants from Latin America.
It did not change the quota distribution significantly from the previous act.
Question 5
The quota system established by the Immigration Act of 1924 was designed to:
Stimulate the economy by increasing the population and consumer base.
Provide asylum for refugees fleeing persecution in their home countries.
Encourage the immigration of skilled labor to aid industrial growth.
Maintain the existing ethnic composition of the United States.
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