Regarding late nineteenth-century immigration to the United States, th

Regarding late nineteenth-century immigration to the United States, the text authors assert that “the United States’ pull was less powerful than the European push”.

Describe the conditions in Europe in the late nineteenth century that were pushing its inhabitants out.

ANSWER
Consider: persecution of religious and ethnic minorities, especially Jews; population boom; abolition of serfdom; land and food shortages; unemployment; easier, faster, and less expensive travel.