Mass Migration in 19th Century Flashcards
What is migration?
Migration is the physical movement of people over a long distance
What are the 3 reasons there were mass migration is the 19th century?
- Industrial revolution
- End of slave trade
3 Opening of the Suez Canal
What are some of the inventions the industrial revolution brought about?
It was a time of great improvement of technology. We were able to have tactile machines to mass produce, and also steamships.
What are the benefits of the inventions in the industrial revolution?
Mass production led to an increased production of goods. Steamships made travelling over a long distance faster, cheaper and more effective.
What were the consequence of the inventions in the industrial revolution?
When the production of goods were increased, the demand for raw materials such as cotton, rubber and coal also increased. It was also easier and more accessible for people to travel overseas to do business.
How did the industrial revolution cause mass migration?
Since there were no raw materials found in Europe, the people had to go out of Europe to search for raw materials, thus leading to mass migration. And since it was more accessible for people to travel overseas, more people traveled, causing mass migration to take place.
When did the slave trade end?
1800s
What were the consequences that the end of slave trade brought about?
People resulted in shortage of cheap labor and thus had to look for cheap labor to sustain their business.
What did the people do to get cheap labor?
They encouraged unrestricted people to migrate to their country to work and live there.
How did the end of slave trade lead to mass migration?
With the people seeking for cheap labor and the accessibility to travel long distances by steamships, people start to migrate to other countries to work and live, which eventually lead to mass migration.
When was the opening of Suez Canal?
1869
Why was it inconvenient to travel to Asia before the opening of Suez Canal?
People in America had to take a long route around Africa just to reach Asia to trade, and it usually took 120 days just to reach Asia.
How did the opening of the Suez Canal help make travelling to Asia more convenient?
The Suez Canal is situated in Africa. The ships from America could just cut through Africa and reach Asia straight away without going around Africa. And that greatly decreased the time to get to Asia ad trade, a trip from London to Singapore was reduced from 120 days to 50 days!
How did the opening of the Suez Canal cause mass migration?
With steamships making travelling so much faster and easier, plus the opening of Suez Canal, people were finding it a lot easier and faster to travel from America to Asia to trade, thus leading to more people going to Asia which results in mass migration.
