The __________ Act of 1924 placed quotas for ethnic groups based on the proportion of Americans from each nationality resident in 1890, thereby severely limiting the number of whites considered to be of "lower race," that is, those from southern and eastern Europe.

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The Immigration Act of 1924, also known as the National Origins Act, established quotas that favored immigrants from northern and western Europe over those from southern and eastern Europe, reflecting biases of the time.

The __________ Act of 1924 Placed Quotas for Ethnic Groups