Question

what fears motivated congress to pass the immigration act of 1924, which restricted the inflow of southern and eastern european immigrants? choose 1 answer: a anglo - americans worried that theyd lose their culinary traditions if too many italians and russians immigrated to the united states. b the proudly francophobic governor of new york, wallace t. sneed, petitioned congress to prevent french people from immigrating to the united states. c labor unrest, the bolshevik revolution, and rising racist, nativist sentiment had made congress wary of allowing poor europeans who had been exposed to socialist ideas to immigrate

Explanation:

The Immigration Act of 1924 was influenced by labor unrest, the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution, and prevalent racist - nativist sentiment. There was fear of socialist - influenced immigrants. Option A is about culinary traditions which was not the main fear. Option B is about preventing French immigrants which is not related to the act's focus on Southern and Eastern Europeans.

Answer:

C. Labor unrest, the Bolshevik Revolution, and rising racist, nativist sentiment had made Congress wary of allowing poor Europeans who had been exposed to socialist ideas to immigrate