In General, Why Did Large Numbers of Emigrants Depart from Rural

question 21

Multiple Choice

In general, why did large numbers of emigrants depart from rural Ireland and Scandinavia?

• A) The population was expanding so rapidly that these countries did not have enough jobs at which to employ the growing labor pool.
• B) Because none of these countries was an independent, democratic state, people left to find more freedom.
• C) American entrepreneurs who needed workers targeted these people and gave them large signing bonuses to emigrate.
• D) These three areas lagged behind the rest of Europe in unionization and workers' rights.

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