USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America’s welcome. That story is well known.

Detailed explanation-2: -Between 1880 and 1920, a time of rapid industrialization and urbanization, America received more than 20 million immigrants. Beginning in the 1890s, the majority of arrivals were from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most people who came to Ellis Island were from eastern and southern Europe. Many came because they were desperate to escape the poverty of their homelands. In the past, most immigrants (people from other countries) had come to America from western Europe, including Britain and Germany.

Detailed explanation-4: -About 12 million immigrants would pass through Ellis Island during the time of its operation, from 1892 to 1954. Many of them were from Southern and Eastern Europe. They included Russians, Italians, Slavs, Jews, Greeks, Poles, Serbs, and Turks.

Detailed explanation-5: -During the 1870s and 1880s, the vast majority of these people were from Germany, Ireland, and England-the principal sources of immigration before the Civil War.