Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Immigration Act

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Immigration Act of 1917?

• A) It made it much easier for immigrants to enter the United States because the government was desperate for men to join the American war effort.
• B) It repealed and sought to make amends for the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act by allowing for unprecedented numbers of Chinese immigrants.
• C) It was the first widely restrictive immigration law and included requirements for a literacy test and an increased "head tax" upon arriving to the United States.
• D) It made it far more difficult for individuals from the Philippines to immigrate to the United States because the Philippines was no longer a U.S. colony.
• E) Its greatest opposition came from labor unions who were desperate for the arrival of more workers, and its greatest support came from Wilson.

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