Statements (49)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1924_Immigration_Act
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gptkbp:allows |
annual immigration to 3% of the number of foreign-born individuals from each nationality in the 1910 census
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gptkbp:depicted_in |
a reaction to labor unrest
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gptkbp:effective_date |
May 19, 1921
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gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
growing anti-immigrant sentiment the influx of immigrants during the early 20th century a period of economic uncertainty public fears about immigration |
gptkbp:established |
national origins quota system
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gptkbp:first_introduced |
gptkb:the_Immigration_Act_of_1924
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1921 Emergency Quota Act
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gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent immigration laws
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gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:the_Red_Scare
xenophobia the eugenics movement |
gptkbp:is_affected_by |
refugees and asylum seekers
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe
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gptkbp:is_associated_with |
the rise of the Ku Klux Klan
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
immigrant advocacy groups
due to its discriminatory nature its impact on family reunification |
gptkbp:is_designed_to |
immigrants from Northern and Western Europe
preserve the racial composition of the U. S. the number of immigrants from Asia |
gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
the National Origins Act
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:labor_unions
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gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:the_Immigration_Act_of_1924
the U. S. government's immigration control strategy. a broader trend of nativism in the 1920s the legislative response to World War I the broader immigration policy framework of the U. S. the U. S. government's efforts to control immigration |
gptkbp:is_reflected_in |
American isolationism
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gptkbp:is_supported_by |
nativist organizations
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gptkbp:led_to |
decrease in immigration from certain countries
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gptkbp:legislation |
aimed at restricting immigration
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gptkbp:measures |
until more permanent legislation could be established
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gptkbp:notable_battle |
nativist politicians
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gptkbp:precedent |
future immigration restrictions
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gptkbp:purpose |
to limit immigration to the United States
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gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1952
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gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased scrutiny of immigrants
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gptkbp:saw |
protect American jobs
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gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Warren_Harding
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
post-World War I economic conditions
the changing demographics of the U. S. |