Modern Movements and Social Change — Cumulative exam
Question 12 • CA-Ethnic Studies
In 1921, the Emergency Quota Act capped immigration from any country to 3 percent of the number already living in the United States. What was the purpose of this change?
Answer
A
to live up to the idea of liberty and other principles that were part of the nation’s founding
B
to make immigration competitive and encourage more people to move to the United States
C
to open immigration to include people from countries that had immigration restrictions in place
D
to ensure that new immigrants would mostly come from countries in Northern and Western Europe
Explanation
The Emergency Quota Act limited immigration from each country to 3 percent of that country’s residents already living in the United States. Because earlier immigration patterns favored people from Northern and Western Europe, the quota system preserved that advantage and kept immigration mostly from those regions. The purpose was to ensure that new immigrants would mostly come from Northern and Western Europe.
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