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Question

Up until the mid-19th century, most Irish immigrants in America were members of the Protestant middle class. When the Great Potato Famine hit Ireland in 1845, close to 1 million poor and uneducated Irish Catholics began pouring into America to escape starvation. Despised for their alien religious beliefs and unfamiliar accents by the American Protestant majority, the immigrants had trouble finding even menial jobs. When Irish Americans in the country's cities took to the streets on St. Patrick's Day to celebrate their heritage, newspapers portrayed them in cartoons as drunk, violent monkeys.

The American Irish soon began to realize, however, that their large and growing numbers endowed them with a political power that had yet to be exploited. They started to organize, and their voting block, known as the "green machine," became an important swing vote for political hopefuls. Suddenly, annual St. Patrick's Day parades became a show of strength for Irish Americans, as well as a must-attend event for a slew of political candidates. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman attended New York City 's St. Patrick's Day parade, a proud moment for the many Irish Americans whose ancestors had to fight stereotypes and racial prejudice to find acceptance in the New World.

All of the following are implied by the passage EXCEPT

A. The Irish immigrants came to America to find new opportunities and break away from the scarcity in Ireland which was ravaged by the Potato Famine. 
B. Green Machines were first created to exploit the growing Irish population in America and form a formidable voter group. 
C. The first St. Patrick's Day celebrations were not welcomed positively by the American public. 
D. Most politicians who supported the cause of the Irish immigrants were Democrats. 
E. The Irish population in America had grown to more than several hundred thousands by the end of the mid 19th century.

souvik101990 · Answer

Official Solution:

Up until the mid-19th century, most Irish immigrants in America were members of the Protestant middle class. When the Great Potato Famine hit Ireland in 1845, close to 1 million poor and uneducated Irish Catholics began pouring into America to escape starvation. Despised for their alien religious beliefs and unfamiliar accents by the American Protestant majority, the immigrants had trouble finding even menial jobs. When Irish Americans in the country's cities took to the streets on St. Patrick's Day to celebrate their heritage, newspapers portrayed them in cartoons as drunk, violent monkeys.

The American Irish soon began to realize, however, that their large and growing numbers endowed them with a political power that had yet to be exploited. They started to organize, and their voting block, known as the "green machine," became an important swing vote for political hopefuls. Suddenly, annual St. Patrick's Day parades became a show of strength for Irish Americans, as well as a must-attend event for a slew of political candidates. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman attended New York City 's St. Patrick's Day parade, a proud moment for the many Irish Americans whose ancestors had to fight stereotypes and racial prejudice to find acceptance in the New World.

All of the following are implied by the passage EXCEPT

A. The Irish immigrants came to America to find new opportunities and break away from the scarcity in Ireland which was ravaged by the Potato Famine. 
B. Green Machines were first created to exploit the growing Irish population in America and form a formidable voter group. 
C. The first St. Patrick's Day celebrations were not welcomed positively by the American public. 
D. Most politicians who supported the cause of the Irish immigrants were Democrats. 
E. The Irish population in America had grown to more than several hundred thousands by the end of the mid 19th century.

The passage does not talk about the political party that the politicians came from. Option D is correct.

Answer: D

Talayva · Answer

Regarding Option E 
. When the Great Potato Famine hit Ireland in 1845, close to 1 million poor and uneducated Irish Catholics began pouring into America to escape starvation.
The passage says that 1 million poor  BEGAN  pouring in . We dont know whether by mid-19th century they already poured in or not . How can we infer E .

Ankithamnvs · Answer

option E can be inferred from these lines.
 ''The American Irish soon began to realize, however, that their large and growing numbers endowed them with a political power that had yet to be exploited."

Ankithamnvs · Answer

pk6969 · Answer

WHY NOT B?

pankulbansal · Answer

pk6969  because it clearly says green machine was a voting block, and that the irish population was yet to be exploited

pankulbansal · Answer

Although I still doubt E, I think D is a better choice. Nowhere does it mention the exact numbers of Irish immigrant population, but Democrat leaders in Irish protests is a long way from the passage

TBT · Answer

I marked D because it was definately wrong. But not sure how b can be inferred? Exploit is in negative sense and the groups were formed by irish themselves to make use of their large popluation.

sashankmvv1234 · Answer

Got confused regarding A.

The migrat3d because of starvation, right? Why is it mentioned that they migrated because of unemployment??

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