The Chinese unskilled workers were all ignorantly called “Coolies” when the word itself meant Koo for “rent” and lee for “muscle”. As the mining continued during the Gold Rush, many of the Chinese camps were moved apart from the White American camps, due to the random violence that would happen to the Chinese. The Segregation was only the beginning of the Chinese discrimination (California). With the sudden panic of 1873 and its ill effects brought the matter sharply before the public and especially that portion of it was out of the lack of
The massive number of European immigrants that entered into America’s east coast from the late 1800’s and on forever influenced the growth and development of the country. Fleeing crop failure, famine, rising taxes, and land/job shortages, many immigrants journeyed to the United States because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity. With hope for a brighter future, nearly 27 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1880 and 1920. The majority of the immigrants entered through Ellis Island, leading it to become the gateway to America and become recognized as a national symbol. Many of the immigrants, not knowing the way America worked, didn’t stray too far from the East Coast and moved into areas filled with people of similar languages, traditions, and beliefs.
The group that suffered a great deal - proportional to their income - was the middle class. Their hard earned savings disappeared overnight. They did not have the wealth or land to fall back on as the rich had. Many middle class families had to sell family heirlooms to survive. It is not surprising that many of those middle class, who suffered in 1923, were to turn to Hitler and the Nazi Party.
The Jews, acting for World Jewry, had done all they could to bring about defeat in WW1. These claims justified persecution, terrorisation and genocide. Germany’s Jewish Community In 1933 only 0.7% of Germany was Jewish. They were also a diminishing minority. They were under represented in the upper reaches of industry and finance.
Immigrants form all over the world came to find instant wealth, so during the rush California became the most diverse state in the country. After the initial rush it only took two or three years or the gold to run out, but many people stayed anyways. The state was also admitted into the Union as a free state, which helped abolish
The famine had a disastrous effect all over Ireland and with the failure of the then British rulers to help with the food shortage and the exporting of grain to pay landlords their rent Ireland became practically unlivable which was the main reason for Irish immigration in the 1800’s. The famine left over a million people dead of starvation and others who survived with diseases such as cholera and typhus. Making them flee to the United States and Canada as well, as the living conditions were harsh in Ireland, the ship they traveled in to America was poorly as well, it was know as the “Coffin Ship”. The conditions were so poorly that many Irish died during the trip to the United States and Canada, never having the chance to live the better
History 30 Oct, 2012 Immigration in the U.S in Early 20th Century In the early 20th century, American soil was reached by thousands of European and Asian immigrants. The country grew and became a melting pot of ethnicity, and neighborhoods became hot-spot areas areas for certain nationalities. While the growth in population could and was seen by some as as positive, not every American was all too pleased about the newcomers; some took matters in their own hands, regardless of consequences or . The Ku Klux Klan, believed to be exhausted by 1900, emerged with about 3 million members by 1926. Their passionate hatred and battle against the freed African Americans was now a resentful fight against everyone who wasn’t of Nordic race.
Outsourcing U.S. Jobs The outsourcing of U.S. jobs to foreign countries has driven salaries down and caused the loss of thousands of white collar jobs. Many jobs that were once thought to be immune are now susceptible to being outsourced. Your job could be next. After the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994 the blue collar manufacturing jobs that were lost were replaced by white collar technological and high tech jobs. Now these jobs are being outsourced to countries such as China and India where highly educated workers will work for a fraction of what Americans make.
Those peasants had easy access to ships to go to the United States and other places. The Chinese learned about the Gam Saan “Gold Mountains” in which migrants hope to make money and return to buy land or help their families out of debt. Many of the migrants were not coolies. They used the credit ticket system; they borrowed money from a broker to buy a ticket. Many of them were illiterate with wives back in China.
In today’s current news nothing is more prominent than that of the American government and it’s struggles. The American Economy has been a main focus of thousands of Americans for the past few years. A lot that has been argued deals with the massive difference between the upper 1% of the nation and the angry 99% of the rest. Occupy Wall Street deals with these angry 99% looking for some sort of reciprocation from these individuals and the hopes that they can began to enjoy their lives without the fear of becoming broke and possibly homeless due to the failing economy of the U.S.A. ("Occupy Wall Street"). This movement has highly appealed to the youth of this nation especially that of the college graduate students that are still struggling to