Which of the Following Examples Reveals the Nativism in the United

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following examples reveals the nativism in the United States in the 1920s?

• A) Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed as much for their ethnic origins as their crimes.
• B) President Harding issued an executive order limiting the number of non-British immigrants.
• C) Congress passed a law in 1924 that strictly limited immigration.
• D) White Citizen Councils increased in membership by stressing anti-black and anti-foreigner messages.
• E) President Calvin Coolidge publicly supported the lynching of immigrants in certain circumstances.

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