Many German immigrants were 'pushed' out of their homeland in the late 1840s due to:
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Correct answer: The failure of democratic revolutions and political instability
Following the failed Revolutions of 1848, many German liberals and intellectuals (known as 'Forty-Eighters') fled political persecution. They brought with them strong democratic ideals that influenced American politics and culture.
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