AP Modern World History Flashcards: Causes of Migration
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How did economic factors contribute to migration patterns from 1750 to 1900?
Economic factors, such as individuals freely relocating in search of work and the global economy's reliance on coerced labor, led to varied patterns of migration.
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How did economic factors contribute to migration patterns from 1750 to 1900?
Economic factors, such as individuals freely relocating in search of work and the global economy's reliance on coerced labor, led to varied patterns of migration.
What was the primary motivation for individuals who chose freely to relocate?
The primary motivation for many individuals who chose freely to relocate was the search for work and economic opportunity.
What impact did demographic changes in industrialized and unindustrialized societies have on migration?
Changes in demographics presented challenges to existing patterns of living, influencing people to migrate from both types of societies.
Besides permanent relocation, what new possibility did improved transportation offer to migrants?
New methods of transportation also allowed migrants the option to return, either periodically or permanently, to their home societies.
How did new modes of transportation affect where migrants relocated?
New transportation made it easier for both internal and external migrants to relocate to cities, which significantly contributed to global urbanization.
Identify two types of semi-coerced labor migration used by the global capitalist economy.
The new global capitalist economy relied on semi-coerced labor migration such as Chinese and Indian indentured servitude.
What type of labor migration involved moving prisoners to a new location?
The use of convict labor was a form of coerced migration where prisoners were transported to serve their sentences, often in penal colonies.
Define coerced labor migration.
Coerced labor migration is a system where people are forced to move for work, including through enslavement, indentured servitude, and convict labor.
Provide two examples of groups who freely chose to relocate for work between 1750 and 1900.
Examples of voluntary migrants include the Irish who moved to the United States and British engineers who relocated to South Asia and Africa.
How did environmental factors shape migration patterns from 1750 to 1900?
Various environmental factors, such as the availability of natural resources or agricultural challenges, contributed to the development of diverse migration patterns during this period.
What is indentured servitude?
Indentured servitude was a form of semi-coerced labor migration where individuals were bound by a contract to work for a particular employer for a fixed period of time.