In the mid to late 1800s, what was the major push factor that led to the immigration of irish to the united states? a) irish potato famine b) the irish civil war c) collapse of irish industry d) the irish home rule movement

Option A.

Explanation:

Irish Potato Famine, is the right answer.

The Great Famine in Ireland is sometimes known as the Irish Potato Famine. The cause for this famine was a tangible issue, basically, a potato blight, which contaminated the crop of potato everywhere Europe throughout the 1840's. This was the time when this famine killed around one million people and more than a million people migrated to the United States.