WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA
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insufficient food
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religious introlerance
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the unequal treatment of women and people of color
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lack of economic opportunity
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Detailed explanation-1: -Push factors encourage people to leave their points of origin and settle elsewhere, while pull factors attract migrants to new areas. For example, high unemployment is a common push factor, while an abundance of jobs is an effective pull factor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Economic push factors of immigration include poverty, overpopulation, and lack of jobs. These conditions were widespread in Europe during the 1800’s. As a result, many Irish, Italians, and Germans decided to go live in the U.S.
Detailed explanation-3: -Push factors “push” people away from their home and include things like war. Pull factors “pull” people to a new home and include things like better opportunities. The reasons people migrate are usually economic, political, cultural, or environmental.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.