In 1924, the Johnson-Reed Act

question 17

Multiple Choice

In 1924, the Johnson-Reed Act

• A)enlarged the total number of immigrants annually admitted to the United States.
• B)virtually eliminated immigration of eastern Europeans and Asians.
• C)restricted immigration from Western Hemisphere nations for the first time in history.
• D)favored immigrants who would speak English.
• E)opened immigration to Asians.

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Definitions:

Aldonic Acid

A type of organic acid derived from aldoses, a class of monosaccharides, by oxidation of the aldehyde group to a carboxyl group.

Reducing Sugar

Any sugar that is capable of acting as a reducing agent because it has a free aldehyde group or a free ketone group.

α-D-Fructofuranose

An isomer of fructose where the furanose ring form predominates, characterized by its specific configuration at the anomeric carbon.

Methyl Glycoside

Glycosides formed by the reaction of a sugar with methanol, characterized by a methoxy group replacing the glycosidic hydroxyl group of the sugar.