Question

Select ALL the correct answers.

Which two of the following were factors in the US government's refusal to accept the Jewish refugees aboard the German ocean liner the St. Louis?
credible reports from intelligence agencies that some of those on board might be spies
immigration quotas from the 1920s that actively favored western Europeans over others
neutrality acts barring the admittance of war refugees
rampant anti-Semitism in media and public opinion

Answer 1

1. Neutrality acts barring the admittance of war refugees and

2. immigration quotas from the 1920s that actively favored western Europeans over others.

Answer 2

US government's refusal to accept the Jewish refugees aboard the German ocean liner, St. Louis, in 1939 were

A. neutrality acts barring the admittance of war refugees and

B. immigration quotas from the 1920s that actively favored western Europeans over others.