Question

What were two causes of the movement known as the Great Migration during the early twentieth century?

A. the Irish potato famine and the seizure of farmland by the British government for taxes


B. Jim Crow laws and lack of job opportunities for African Americans in the southern states


C. the need for railroad workers and the increase in ship transportation between China and the western United States


D. programs against Jews in Russia and the lack of freedom of religion in Eastern Europe

Answer 1

The answer is B.
The Great Migration was the movement of six million African Americans from the Southern U.S. to the North. As you probably know, back in the 1900's, segregation of African Americans was on the rise. At the time, the North was not involved in this segregation, so African Americans migrated to the Northern states to escape discrimination.