Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World
Driving Question: How did migration, industrialization, and empire become intertwined in this era?
The nineteenth century saw a significant rise in urbanization due to large-scale migration from rural areas to cities. This migration was driven by several factors, including the disruption of traditional ways of life in both industrialized and developing countries, and the development of new transportation methods. These advancements made it easier for people to move to cities but they also allowed people to maintain ties with their rural homes by traveling back and forth.
Learning Objectives
- Explain how various environmental factors contributed to the development of varied patterns of migration from 1750 to 1900.
- Explain how various economic factors contributed to the development of varied patterns of migration from 1750 to 1900.
- Use close reading skills to consider how various trends contributed to migratory patterns during this period.
Vocab Terms:
- migration
- refugee
- rural
- slave trade
- urban
Opener: Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World
What causes people to leave their existing homes to seek new ones? What pulls them to a new area?
Industrialization and Migration
People moved around a lot during this era—some by choice, others were compelled to move by force.
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Guiding Questions
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Before you read
Preview the questions below, and then skim the article. Be sure to look at the section headings and any images.
While you read
Look for answers to these questions:
- How did industrialization influence migration patterns?
- How did industrialization drive urbanization?
- What are some major factors that the author gives to explain international migration?
- What explanation does the author give for the relatively small number of Chinese and Indian migrants moving to the Americas?
After you read
Respond to the following questions:
- To what extent does this article explain how economic and environmental factors impacted global migration patterns and social structures?
- This article gives a lot of economic reasons for why people migrated. In the previous unit, you learned about a number of political changes that were happening at the same time. What are some political push and pull factors from the political revolutions that resulted in migration?
- Is this history of migration in the nineteenth century “usable” in evaluating and thinking about migration today. Can you see any similarities between migration then and now)? How, or why not?
Closer: Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World
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