Question

1924 immigration act
before the 1924 immigration act, u.s. immigration restrictions were already tightening,
particularly during world war i.

• 1917 immigration restrictions: the 1917 immigration act required immigrants over age

16 to pass a literacy test in any language, raised the entry tax for immigrants, and
established the \asiatic barred zone\ excluding immigrants from asian countries, except
for japan and the philippines. however, the gentlemens agreement with japan in 1907
and the chinese exclusion act of 1882 already limited asian immigration.

• expanding restrictions: the 1924 immigration act expanded the asiatic barred zone to

ban nearly all asian immigrants, including japanese citizens.

• strained relations: the exclusion of japanese immigrants under the 1924 act strained

u.s. relations with japan because it broke the gentlemens agreement, which allowed
immigration for specific job and education opportunities. this contributed to the growing
diplomatic strain between the u.s. and japan leading up to world war ii.

• persistent policies: the act marked the beginning of a long period of restrictive

immigration, lasting until changes in immigration policy in 1965.
what was the purpose of the \asiatic barred zone\ created
by the 1917 immigration act?
to exclude individuals from asian countries from immigrating
to increase asian immigration to fill labor shortages
to increase immigration from china and india only

Explanation:

The text states that the 1917 Immigration Act "established the 'Asiatic Barred Zone' excluding immigrants from Asian countries, except for Japan and the Philippines". This directly indicates the purpose of the zone was to restrict Asian immigration. The other options (increasing Asian immigration or increasing it only from specific Asian countries) go against the "excluding" nature described in the text.

Answer:

to exclude individuals from Asian countries from immigrating