Labour Migration Flashcards
When waa there mass migration from Europe to the USA?
Late 19th century - early 20th century
What are “free” wage workers?
Labourers who sold their labor power to an employer, signed contracts, could end contract, earned a wage, married, free children, less physical violence
What is class consciousness?
The worker class realised they belonged to this class, which was taken advantage of -> Marx ans Engels communist manifesto 1848
When does the European immigration surpass that of Africans in America?
1840’s
When did European mass immigration really take off?
1880’s
What effect had industrialisation on slavery?
Negative views towards slavery
What effect had industrialisation on free migration?
Dislocation, population growth that caused migration
What are the reasons for mass labor migration from Europe to Americas?
Demand for cheap and unskilled labor in factories etc. Growing populations and stagnant economy in Europe. Easier transportation -> invention of steamships
What are the reasons for mass labor migration from Europe to Americas?
Demand for cheap and unskilled labor in factories etc. Growing populations and stagnant economy in Europe. Easier transportation -> invention of steamships
What was thoughts of mass migration in the US?
The “natives”, meaning the WASP’s, had xenophobic views. Especially towards Italians
What was the views of socialism and anarchism in the Americas?
That it was an imported issue which is damaging the nation
How many Italians departed from the Italian peninsula between 1870 and 1921?
16.6 million
How many Italians entered the US between 1880 and 1920?
4 million
What was some characteristics of Italian migrants?
Unskilled peasants and workers, more men than women, but by 1914 there where equally as many women who migrated
What was the popular job for Italian women in America?
Seamstresses at home
What was special about letters to Italy from America?
It was usually written to be read by an entire community, not just a specific person
What did “free” labor migration transition from?
Bonded labor
What is nativism?
An anti-immigrant resent. The “natives” wants to keep their culture etc. Safe from the immigrants
Who were the nativists?
The first british migrants