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