Question

During the second major wave of immigration, from the late 1800s to early 1900s, immigrants to the United States came mostly from

Answer 1

During the second major wave of immigration, from the late 1800s to early 1900s, immigrants to the United States came mostly from Scandinavia, Italy, Poland, and Russia.

Answer 2

Answer: Scandinavia, Italy, Poland, and Russia.

Explanation:

Unlike earlier immigrants, the second wave brought people mostly from non-English speaking southern and eastern Europe countries.  The principal source of immigrants was Scandinavia, Italy, Poland, and Russia. Also, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal, Rumania, Spain, and Turkey. Coming from very different cultures, with other languages, made new immigrants struggle to adapt to life in the US.