Question

Push and pull factors affect the population of a country. Directions: first read each statement about U.S. immigration from the 1880s to the 1920s aloud. Then,determine if the statement was a push or a pull factor. Finally, drag the statements to the push factor column or the pull factor column.

Answer 1

Push Factors:
- Overcrowding and poverty in European cities
- Political and religious persecution in home countries
- Lack of job opportunities and economic instability
- Famine and crop failures in European nations

Pull Factors:
- Promise of economic opportunities and freedom in America
- Availability of land for farming and settlement
- Industrialization and growth of factories in the United States

Push Factors:
- Discrimination and racism against certain immigrant groups in the U.S.
- Unstable and dangerous political situations in home countries
- Lack of access to education and other resources in Europe

Pull Factors:
- Promise of better living conditions and a higher standard of living
- Desire to reunite with family members who had already immigrated to the U.S.

Push Factors:
- Cultural and language barriers in the U.S.
- Difficulty in adapting to American customs and way of life
- Fear of losing one's cultural identity in a new country

Pull Factors:
- Presence of immigrant communities and support networks in the United States
- Opportunity to start a new life and achieve the "American Dream"