The Johnson-Reed Act of 1924,with its imposition of national quotas and racial restrictions,contributed to the U.S.racial order by:

A) distinguishing all Europeans as part of a white race,distinct from all those considered nonwhite
B) blaming immigrants for the rise of urban poverty and class conflict
C) creating a symbolic boundary between ancestry and phenotype in racial classification
D) Producing rigid immigration controls that gave rise to illegal border-crossing

Johnson-Reed Act

A U.S. federal law enacted in 1924 that established quotas limiting the number of immigrants allowed from each country, effectively restricting non-European immigration.

National Quotas

Limits set by governments on the number of immigrants from specific countries allowed to enter the country over a set timeframe, historically based on ethnic or national origin criteria.

U.S. Racial Order

The historical and systemic arrangement of racial and ethnic groups in the United States, often associated with hierarchy and social stratification.