Question

mid-term exam
with the massive influx of immigration into the united states in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, two major immigration stations were established to check and process incoming immigrants: one on ellis island off the coast of new york city in 1892 and the other on angel island off the coast of san francisco in 1910.

• ellis island: immigrants who came through ellis island were primarily from european countries. at first, they were mainly from western europe and scandinavia, but eventually southern and eastern europeans began arriving at ellis island in large numbers, as well as people from turkey and the middle east.
• angel island: angel island on the west coast was the destination for immigrants who came in from asia, including china, japan, and southeast asia. however, discrimination and racism against asian immigrants was prevalent, and was reinforced with government policies.
• the chinese exclusion act (1882) prohibited chinese workers from entering the u.s. for a time, aside from a few exceptions for desired trades.
• similarly, the gentlemen’s agreement (1907) limited japanese immigration.
• unequal opportunity: almost everyone who came to ellis island was allowed to enter the united states. at angel island, however, due to the discrimination against asian immigrants, lengthy and punitive detentions were commonplace, and asian immigrants were more frequently rejected.
• legacy of prejudice: overall, 70% of the immigrants that came into america came through ellis island into new york city. due to the policies of racial discrimination against asian immigrants, europeans made up the majority of immigrants during this time.

the majority of immigrants to the united states came from ______ during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

• south america
• asia
• europe

Explanation:

The text states that 70% of immigrants came through Ellis Island (where most were from Europe) and due to discrimination against Asian immigrants, Europeans made up the majority. The options are South America, Asia, or Europe. The details about Ellis Island immigrants (primarily European, including Western, Southern, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Middle East) and the discrimination limiting Asian immigration support that Europe was the source of the majority.

Answer:

Europe (the option with "Europe" as the text, assuming the option format is like the others: e.g., the third option, likely labeled as "Europe" based on the context)