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CLEP US History II

Category - Immigration

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Following World War II, the United States began granting exceptions to its immigration quotas in the cases of:
  1. Immigrants willing to enlist in the military.
  2. Wealthy immigrants.
  3. Immigrants who were displaced.
  4. Children and young adults seeking entry to the country.
  5. Immigrants who were well-educated.
Explanation
Answer: C - In the mid-20th century, the United States began overlooking its quota-based immigration restrictions in the cases of immigrants who were displaced by genocide or war. For example, following the Korean War there was an influx of South Korean immigrants, who were fleeing the damaged infrastructure, poverty, and lack of stability in their war-ravaged nation.
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