During World War II, the United States did not significantly loosen its restrictive immigration quotas to accommodate Jewish refugees fleeing Nazism, as stated in B. Additionally, the S.S. St. Louis, carrying Jewish refugees, was indeed denied entry into the United States in 1939, as stated in C. Therefore, both B and C are correct.

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During World War II

Question 15

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During World War II

A) the United States opened its doors to European Jews who were fleeing the oppression of Nazism.
B) the United States refused to lift or loosen restrictive immigration quotas in order to allow Jewish refugees to escape the terror of the Nazi regime.
C) the S.S. St. Louis, with more than 900 Jewish refugees on board, was denied permission to dock in the United States in 1939 because of restrictive immigration quotas.
D) two of these statements are correct

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