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QuizMultiple Choice

The Great Migration

Question 8 • [HSSUS] US History, Sem 1 (26-27)

The Chicago Defender called for an end to lynching and segregation. How did this influence the Great Migration?

Answer
A
these were push factors
B
these were pull factors
C
these were political factors
D
these were economic factors

Explanation

Lynching and segregation made life dangerous and discriminatory for African Americans in the South. These conditions pushed people to leave for other places during the Great Migration, so they were push factors. Pull factors are attractions drawing people toward a destination, such as job opportunities.

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