How Did 1920s Immigration Policy Reflect the Concept of "Race

question 72

Multiple Choice

How did 1920s immigration policy reflect the concept of "race" in the United States?

• A) American Indians were denied citizenship based on a biological definition of "inferiority in race."
• B) Non-whites were excluded in the calculation of immigration quotas.
• C) The Supreme Court ruled in 1923 that Indian national, Bhagat Singh, was black, not "pure Aryan" as he claimed.
• D) Southern and eastern Europeans were granted citizenship if they could prove their "whiteness."

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Definitions:

Centralization

The concentration of control, authority, or decision-making power in a central group or location, often at the higher levels of an organization or government.

Privatization

The transfer of ownership of property or businesses from the government to private individuals or organizations.

Deregulating Labor Law

The process of reducing government rules controlling how businesses can manage workers, aimed at making labor markets more flexible.

Unionization

The act or process of forming or joining a labor union, where workers unite to negotiate with employers over wages, hours, benefits, and other working conditions.