The first wave of european immigrants to arrive to the united states in the nineteenth century came from a. russia b. southern europe c. eastern europe d. northwestern europe

The correct option is D

The United States has been the majority destination of European immigrants. Thus, between 1815 and 1860, five million people from Europe arrived in that country, and between 1860 and 1920, another 27 million entered. Between 1840 and 1920, 6 million Germans, 4.75 million Irish, 4.5 million Italians, 4.2 million English, Welsh and Scottish emigrants, 4.2 million from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 2.3 million from Scandinavia and 2.3 million from the Russian Empire

when world war i broke out across europe in 1914, president woodrow wilson proclaimed the united states would remain neutral, and many americans supported this policy of nonintervention. however, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the british ocean liner lusitania by a german u-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 americans. along with news of the zimmerman telegram threatening an alliance between germany and mexico, wilson asked congress for a declaration of war against germany. the u.s. officially entered the conflict on april 6, 1917.

the main objectives of the progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption.