USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Many immigrants left Europe to escape poverty, the restrictions of social class, forced military service, high food prices, population pressure and persecution. These are called
A
civil war.
B
new immigrants.
C
push factors.
D
pull factors
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In terms of international migration, both economic and noneconomic push and pull factors may play a role. Major push factors may include life-threatening poverty, natural disasters, environmental degradation, persecution, and war, as well as safety concerns such as high crime rates.

Detailed explanation-2: -Push factors “push” people away from their home and include things like war. Pull factors “pull” people to a new home and include things like better opportunities. The reasons people migrate are usually economic, political, cultural, or environmental.

Detailed explanation-3: -Push factors are usually poor conditions in the homeland. These can be social, political, or economic factors. These drive people to leave the land they were born in. Social push factors include lack of social mobility and job restrictions.

Detailed explanation-4: -The common push factors are low productivity, unemployment and underdevelopment, poor economic conditions, lack of opportunities for advancement, exhaustion of natural resources and natural calamities.

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