The National Origins Act was designed to
A) limit the number of Northern European immigrants.
B) increase the number of immigrants from Asia.
C) increase the number of immigrants from Mexico.
D) limit the number of Southern and Eastern European immigrants.

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The National Origins Act, enacted in the 1920s, was designed to limit the number of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, reflecting the nativist and anti-immigrant sentiments of the time. It established quotas that severely restricted immigration from these regions while favoring immigrants from Northern and Western Europe.

The National Origins Act Was Designed to