The National Origins Act of 1924
A. entirely banned immigration from East Asia to the United States.
B. discriminated against northwestern Europeans.
C. included a quota system for the first time.
D. set a rigid limit of 150,000 immigrants a year.
E. was designed to alter the sources but not the overall number of immigrants.
Answer: A
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