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Question 45 • United States History and Geography

The Immigration Act of 1965

Answer
A
was passed to keep America ethnically uniform.
B
abolished the old immigration quotas.
C
restricted European immigration.
D
prohibited US entry for victims of persecution.

Explanation

The Immigration Act of 1965 ended the national-origins quota system, which had favored immigrants from northern and western Europe. It replaced those quotas with a system emphasizing family reunification and employment skills. So choice B, “abolished the old immigration quotas,” is correct; the act did not prohibit entry for people fleeing persecution.

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