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Which of the following best explains the great influx of southern and eastern Europeans into the United States after 1880?

A.Poverty, land shortages, and persecution pushed them from Europe while industrial jobs and cheap steamship passage pulled them to America.
B.The U.S. government paid Europeans to emigrate.
C.European nations expelled their populations by treaty with the United States.
D.The Homestead Act's free land was the destination of most new immigrants.

Explanation

Core Concept

Agricultural crises and religious persecution, especially of Jews in Russia, drove emigration. American factories advertised for labor, and faster transatlantic travel made the journey affordable.

Correct Answer

APoverty, land shortages, and persecution pushed them from Europe while industrial jobs and cheap steamship passage pulled them to America.

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