Question

1. what was the purpose of the immigration act of 1924?

to make the american population more white and more protestant
to reduce overcrowding in immigrant tenements
to encourage immigration from new parts of the world
to reduce asian and european immigration

Explanation:

The Immigration Act of 1924 (also known as the Johnson - Reed Act) had quotas based on national origins. It aimed to limit immigration, especially from Southern and Eastern Europe and also restricted Asian immigration. Let's analyze each option:

• Option "to make the American population more white and more Protestant": While there were nativist and Protestant - dominated ideals behind immigration restriction, the act's main stated and policy - driven purpose was not framed in this overtly racial - religious way in its official goals.
• Option "to reduce overcrowding in immigrant tenements": The act was about immigration policy at the border and quotas, not about housing conditions of immigrants already in the US.
• Option "to encourage immigration from new parts of the world": The act was restrictive, not encouraging. It favored immigrants from Northern and Western Europe (old immigrant sources) and restricted new immigrant sources.
• Option "to reduce Asian and European immigration": The act imposed strict quotas on European immigration (especially Southern and Eastern Europe) and also had provisions that effectively banned Asian immigration (like the Oriental Exclusion Act provisions were reinforced), so this option aligns with the act's purpose.

Answer:

D. to reduce Asian and European immigration