CLEP US History I

Category - Society

The Nativist movement, which blamed urban social problems on immigrants, was inspired by the influx of immigrant from which of the following nations?
  1. France
  2. Mexico
  3. Ireland
  4. England
  5. Italy
Explanation
Answer: C - The Nativist movement in the mid-19th century was inspired by the sudden influx of Irish immigrants, who came as a result of famine. Immigrants from Germany and Scandinavia also came in the same era largely due to political unrest in their native countries. This anti-immigrant sentiment would later manifest in the creation of the Know-Nothing Party.
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