The Best Explanation for the End of Free Immigration in the 1920s

question 16

Multiple Choice

The best explanation for the end of free immigration in the 1920s is _____.

• A) the belated recognition that immigrants remitted large sums of money to their homelands undermining the balance of payments.
• B) the fear that America would be deluged by immigrants fleeing the war devastated economies of central and eastern Europe.
• C) the growing realization that free immigration produced a burdensome increase in welfare roles.
• D) the growing realization that free immigration undermined the incomes of blacks and women.

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Definitions:

Wartime Famine

A severe shortage of food during a period of armed conflict, leading to widespread hunger and malnutrition.

Nutritional Deprivation

A condition that occurs when the body does not get the necessary amount of nutrients from food, leading to various health problems.

Leningrad

The former name of Saint Petersburg, a city in Russia, during the Soviet era from 1924 to 1991.