USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify PUSH factors for US immigration:
A
religious freedom
B
religious persecution
C
political freedom
D
mandatory military service
E
disease/famine/war
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Push factors describe the reasons that individuals might emigrate from their homes, including poverty, lack of social mobility, violence, or persecution.

Detailed explanation-2: -Push factors are those that force the individual to move voluntarily, and in many cases, they are forced because the individuals risk something if they stay. Push factors may include conflict, drought, famine, lack of jobs, and discrimination.

Detailed explanation-3: -Push factors are those which force a person to move. This can include drought, famine, lack of jobs, over population and civil war. Pull factors are those which encourage a person to move. These include a chance of a better job, better education, a better standard of living.

Detailed explanation-4: -Push factors may include conflict, drought, famine, or extreme religious activity. Low economic activity and lack of job opportunities are also big push factors for migration. Other push factors include race and discriminating cultures, political intolerance, and persecution of people who question the status quo.

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