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Question refers to the excerpt below.

"I think we now have sufficient population in our country for us to shut the door and to breed up a pure, unadulterated American citizenship. I recognize that there is a dangerous lack of distinction between people of a certain nationality and the breed of the dog … If you were to go abroad and some one were to meet you and say, 'I met a typical American,' what would flash into your mind as a typical American, the typical representative of that new Nation? Would it be the son of an Italian immigrant, the son of a German immigrant, the son of any of the breeds from the Orient, the son of the denizens of Africa? … Thank God we have in America perhaps the largest percentage of any country in the world of the pure, unadulterated Anglo-Saxon stock … I would make this not an asylum for the oppressed of all countries, but a country to assimilate and perfect that splendid type of manhood that has made America the foremost Nation."—Ellison DuRant Smith, from an April 9, 1924 speech recorded in the Congressional Record, 68th Congress, 1st Session, Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1924, vol. 65, 5961–5962

Sentiments described in Smith's speech most directly resulted in which of the following developments in the early 20th century?

Development of migrant labor unions
Hierarchical employment programs based on immigration status
Immigration reform that focused on housing
Passage of restrictive immigration quotas

Answer 1

Answer: Passage of restrictive immigration quotas

Explanation: The cited passage reflects a yearning for halting immigration and fostering a homogeneous, uncontaminated American populace comprised solely of individuals who possess a pure, unadulterated Anglo-Saxon lineage. Such inclinations were ubiquitous among nativist politicians and advocates during the beginning of the 20th century, resulting in the approval of laws that curtailed immigration from certain nations, while ushering in immigrants from Western and Northern Europe. The establishment of nationality-based quotas under the Immigration Act of 1924 was a direct outcome of the pervasive patriotic and nationalist sentiments prevailing during that time.