THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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land grants for homesteaders
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economic opportunities in the cities
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lower cost of living in Chicago
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better soil conditions in uncultivated areas
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Detailed explanation-1: -The driving force behind the mass movement was to escape racial violence, pursue economic and educational opportunities, and obtain freedom from the oppression of Jim Crow. The Great Migration is often broken into two phases, coinciding with the participation and effects of the United States in both World Wars.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historians often explain migration as some combination of “push-pull” factors. Oppressive conditions at home like poverty, government persecution, military conscription, high taxes, systemic racism or lack of opportunity might be sufficient to persuade people to seek better conditions elsewhere.
Detailed explanation-3: -Overall, people might move because of economic, social, political, demographic, environmental and physical reasons: Economic factors of migration include job opportunities, income, and consumer or producer prices.