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which of the following was a key factor in the passage of the emergency quota act in 1921? the desire to have only american born citizens in the united states, the fear of a second wave of communist immigrants, a fear that immigrants would take highly skilled jobs that paid well, the fear of different races becoming more dominant in the united states

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Answer: the fear of a second wave of communist (and other radical) immigrants.

Explanation: The 1921 Emergency Quota Act grew out of post–World War I nativism and the Red Scare — fears after the Russian Revolution and 1919 domestic unrest that radicals and communists would enter and destabilize the U.S. (Racial and economic worries also influenced the law, but anti‑radical fear was a central driving motive.)