Immigration to the United States between 1880 and 1910 produced significant changes in the:

• A. Religious composition of the nation
• B. Structure of major U.S. political parties
• C. Attitudes of Americans toward European nations
• D. Population of U.S. rural areas

Answer: (A)

Immigration between 1880 and 1910 reshaped the nation's religious makeup. A huge flow of newcomers from Southern and Eastern Europe brought large Catholic and Jewish communities, along with Orthodox Christians, into American life. This expanded religious diversity beyond the predominantly Protestant framework that had characterized much of American public life, leading to new churches, parishes, synagogues, and schools and altering social and cultural dynamics in cities and towns. While immigration did influence politics and attitudes toward Europe and the movement of people into urban areas, the most pronounced and lasting change was the shift in religious composition of the population.