Industrialization's Impact (1750-1900)
What was a common motivation for individuals within lower social classes in Europe seeking migration during the industrial revolution?
Hope for religious freedom
Desire to serve in military campaigns
Pursuit of higher education
Better economic opportunities
What impact did the construction of railroads have on patterns of migration in various parts of the world during the late nineteenth century?
Railroads discouraged long-distance travel since they were expensive and prioritized freight over passenger services.
Railroads facilitated internal migration by improving access between different regions within countries, boosting connectivity and development opportunities.
Railroads led directly to decreased inter-regional trade due to an overemphasis on local economies and production self-sufficiency strategies at regional levels.
Railroads mainly transported military personnel thus limiting their effect on civilian migration patterns globally.
What was the primary driver of Indian migration to places like Fiji, Malaysia and Caribbean during nineteenth century?
British colonial labor demands.
Caste system in India.
Ottoman expansion into South Asia.
Rise of Sikh Empire in India.
What was a key driver of Indian migration to Caribbean during the 19th Century?
Escape from British colonial rule.
Attraction towards new cultural experiences.
Overpopulation in India's rural regions.
Demand for cheap labor on sugar plantations.
Which economic system, predominant in the 18th and 19th centuries, relied heavily on the labor of enslaved people to produce goods for export?
Feudalism
Manorial system
Mercantilism
Plantation economy
Which development primarily motivated Chinese immigration to Southeast Asia and America's West Coast during the late s?
Military conscription policies of the Qing Dynasty government.
Economic opportunities due to economic booms related to mining and agriculture.
Imposition of extraterritoriality and treaty ports in China.
Expansion of Confucian educational systems in those regions.
What economic consequence did Chinese immigration primarily have on host societies such as America and Southeast Asia during this period?
It prompted local job competition leading to xenophobic policies, like exclusion acts or head taxes.
Enhanced trade relations with China due to diaspora networks facilitating commerce between regions.
Increased cultural diversity sparked advancements in technology through exchange of knowledge across borders.
Drastic population growth that fueled urban expansion and brought about significant infrastructural changes.

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If Latin American countries had developed more inclusive political systems allowing greater participation from all social classes during independence movements, how would this likely affect European immigration patterns?
Increased mass movements due wealth disparities persist prompting search opportunities abroad despite openings democratic involvement domestically.
Decreased attractiveness newly independent nations facing instability conservative elites' resistance reforms mitigating initial welcoming attitude towards newcomers desiring greater egalitarian structures already existent elsewhere.
Reduced immigration flow because better representation may lead locally sourced solutions minimizing push factors driving Europe.
Which event significantly impacted Jewish migration from Eastern Europe during the late nineteenth century?
The introduction of industrialization in Eastern Europe .
The rise of Anti-Semitism and Pogroms .
The discovery of gold in America .
The increase in educational opportunities abroad .
What was the highest caste in the traditional Indian caste system?
Brahmins (priests)
Vaishyas (merchants)
Shudras (laborers)
Kshatriyas (warriors)