Question

How did the Red Scare affect immigration in the United States?

Select one:
a. Laws placing limits on the numbers of immigrants from certain countries to the United States were passed.
b. Immigration to the United States increased as immigrants sought refuge from oppression in their home countries.
c. Laws restricting immigration from European countries were lifted and immigration increased significantly.
d. Immigration to the United States decreased as immigrants feared the unrest of the Red Scare would make life difficult.

Answer 1

A. Laws placing limits on the numbers of immigrants from certain countries to the United States were passed.

Answer 2

The right answer is A. Laws placing limits on the numbers of immigrants from certain countries to the United States were passed.

The Red Scare of 1919, the fear of the spread of communism, anarchism and radical leftism, generated an anti-immigrant hysteria in the US. The political post-war scenario was constantly blaming the foreign-born for all the disorder in the country. As a result, politics to restrict immigration were passed. The immigration acts of 1921 and 1924 restricted the number of Europeans that could immigrate to the US and completely denied the entrance of East Asian immigrants.