Which statement best describes the situation in the United States after the Holocaust? A. The government faced a backlash from the American people after allowing hundreds of thousands of Jewish immigrants into the United States. B. Jews were only allowed to seek asylum in the United States if they converted to Christianity upon arrival. C. Anti-Semitism was so high in the United States that the government forbade any Jews from immigrating. D. The United States provided some refuge, but discrimination guided the laws and prevented thousands of Jews from immigrating. E. The United States welcomed Jewish refugees with open arms after the war because of the horrors of the Holocaust.
Answers
Option D is the right answer.
The main reason why U. S joined the Allies against the Axis powers was that it wanted to defend democracy and not to save the lives of the Jewish victims of the Nazi government. US government in the year 1944, formed the War Refugee Board, accredited with attempting to protect and grant aid for Jews and other minorities who were targeted by the Nazis. At the conclusion of the War, the rescue efforts of the United States protected tens of thousands of lives. But after the end of Holocaust differentiation led the laws and prevented thousands of Jews from migrating.
The statement which describes the situation in the United States after the Holocaust is: (D) The united states provided some refuge, but discrimination guided the laws and prevented thousands of Jews from immigrating. Economic factors played a major role in shaping American’s attitude towards immigration of Jews.
Other factors which acted as a catalyst to shape American’s attitude were feeling of fear, hatred, and mistrust. Immigration policies were formed by fear of Nazi spies and communist infiltrators.
Antisemitism also played an important role to form public opinion.
In 1940, the President’s Advisory Committee on Political Refugees asked the State Department to ease immigration procedures for refugees but their proposal was declined.
Despite strict immigration rules about 200,000 Jews managed to migrate to the United States between 1933 and 1945.