The National Origins Quota System
A)allowed a large quota of new immigrants from northern European countries but only a small quota of new immigrants from eastern and southern European countries.
B)allowed only a small quota of new immigrants from northern European countries but a large quota of immigrants from eastern and southern European countries.
C)allowed the same quota of new immigrants from every country around the world.
D)outlawed all immigration from European countries.

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The National Origins Quota System, established in 1924, allowed a large quota for immigrants from northern European countries (such as Great Britain and Ireland) but only a small quota for immigrants from eastern and southern European countries (such as Italy and Poland). This system was based on the idea of "preferred" and "non-preferred" races, with northern Europeans seen as more desirable than other groups. The system was designed to limit the number of new immigrants coming to the United States, particularly those from non-white, non-Protestant backgrounds.