English oppression and the Potato Famine drove 1.5 million Irish

English oppression and the Potato Famine drove 1.5 million Irishmen from their homeland to the United States in the period between ____.
A、1810 and 1820
B、1845 and 1854
C、1860 and 1890
D、1965 and 1970
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：本题考查美国的移民潮。根据课本P186可知，在1845年到1854年间，英国的压迫和马铃薯的饥荒迫使150万爱尔兰人从他们的家乡来到美国。