They were afraid of large numbers of Jews coming in from (in the case of the St. Louis) Germany. 900 people is a lot of people but it would only be the tip of the iceberg if people were allowed to cross the Atlantic and go into the United States. There was a quota of how many people could come in and the US wanted to keep to the quota system.
The United States (at the time of the St. Louis sailing) was neutral, so they also didn't want to endanger that neutrality.
Both Catholics and Protestants considered the <em>Malleus Maleficarum</em> (also known as <em>Hammer of Witches</em>) by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as an authoritative work on witchcraft.
This 1487-book it is considered by many as the most famous work of witchcraft ever written during. The book became an important source for Protestants and Catholics during the "fight" against witchcraft during the Inquisition.
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The Great Wall impacted the people of China because it was a great source of protection that is the main reason they built it in the first place. Without this amazing stone and brick structure protected the Han, Qin, Ming and many other dynasties could not be protected without it.
Tigris if im not mistaken
