Question

The main objective of the National Origins Act of 1924 was

A. to reduce immigration from Canada and Latin America

B. to favor immigration from eastern and southern Europe

C. to favor immigration from northern and western Europe

D. to provide equal opportunity to immigrants from all nations

Answer 1

C. to favor immigration from northern and western Europe

Answer 2

Answer: Option C

Explanation: The purpose of the national origins act of 1924 was to limit the number of people coming it the US. It is a law that rigorously limits immigration by establishing a system of nationwide quotas that bluntly differentiated against immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe and essentially excluded Asians. The policy remained in effect until the 1960’s