Which statement about the National Origins Act of 1924 is NOT true?
A. It completely cut off foreign immigration.
B. Its system of quotas favored certain races.
C. It reflected a resurgent nativism.
D. It set immigration policy for the next 40 years, reversing the three-century-old practice of virtually open immigration.
Answer: A
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A) disease B) Roman military advances C) Pope Leo I D) lack of supplies E) none of the above
One striking result of the demand for wartime labor was that:
A) the rural population shrank by 20% and farming became more mechanized. B) the need for factory workers limited the number of men eligible for the draft. C) the population of the Northeast surged as war plants sprang up. D) large corporations were bankrupted by paying high wages to workers.
Merchants in the Hellenistic area opened trade for the first time with which area?
a. Arabia b. Africa c. India d. China e. All of these
The victor in the presidential election of 1896 was
a. William Jennings Bryan. b. Mark Hanna. c. William McKinley. d. Theodore Roosevelt. e. Grover Cleveland.