WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Latin America
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East Asia
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southern and eastern Europe
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northern and western Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pushed and Pulled: European Immigration Between 1840 and 1860, 4.5 million Europeans arrived in the United States, most from Germany, Ireland, and Scandinavia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Between 1870 and 1900, the largest number of immigrants continued to come from northern and western Europe including Great Britain, Ireland, and Scandinavia. But “new” immigrants from southern and eastern Europe were becoming one of the most important forces in American life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Between 1820 and 1860 most immigrants came from northern and western Europe. The potato famine in Ireland (1845-1847) brought large numbers to the United States. The unsuccessful 1848 Revolution in Germany also created considerable emigration. Others came from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Scotland and Wales.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.