What pulled people to the United States during the period of “new immigration” (1890-1924)?

immigrants came to America due to push and pull factors. In some cases they were pushed out of their native lands for reasons such as War, economic hardship, or religious persecution. Both factors included seeking to join family or acquire wealth in America.

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world war i had a devastating effect on german-americans and their cultural heritage. up until that point   german-americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the united states. indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well integrated and esteemed part of american society. all of this change with the outbreak of war.