Though the Italians had a victory at Vittorio Veneto in 1918, the psychological impact of Caporetto was huge. The retreat brought shame and humiliation to Italy. By the end of the war in 1918, 600,000 Italians were dead, 950,000 were wounded and 250,000 were crippled for life. The war cost more than the government had spent in the previous 50 years – and Italy had only been in the war three years. By 1918, the country was hit by very high inflation and unemployment was high.
Irish Immigrants in America During the nineteenth century there were a large number of new immigrants to the United States. New immigrants to America faced many challenges when they first arrived in America. Irish immigrants faced more problems and prejudices than immigrants from other countries. Irish immigrants were generally poorer than immigrants from other countries and they were Catholic whereas most people in the United States were Protestant. Both of these things hurt the new Irish immigrants once they arrived in America.
In 1909 Italians owned 38 percent of almost 30,000 commercial properties in the city. Italians affected the Argentinian economy on two fronts the agricultural, landowning side, but also the commercial and retail aspect of the economy. Italian immigration into Argentina picked up around 1870 and kept increasing until around 1930. Most of the immigrants were agricultural workers, they came to Argentina because there was farm work that most native Argentinians were unwilling to do. According to Italian census’s and government documents the workforce that immigrated to Argentina instead of the United States, which was a much larger group, was slightly more literate and slightly better off in Italy than the Italians going to the United States.
In fact, at times poverty was so terrifying for immigrants that they would starve themselves for days to save money and be able to pay for rent (Romano). Even though they did not strike rich, Italians never gave up on their dream to be an American. The reality of it was that most immigrants started in poverty and it took generations to gain an economic status. The living conditions of Italian immigrants Imigration and Discrimination in the 1920's American History Imigration and Discrimination in the 1920's Beginning in the early nineteenth century there were massive waves of immigration. These "new" immigants were largely from Italy, Russia, and Ireland.
Because of this, close to two million refugees fled Western Europe to come to North America to try to escape the famine that ravaged their homelands. Nearly one million of these immigrants came from Ireland where the impact of the blight was felt the hardest. From the moment the Irish landed in Boston, they were subject to poor living conditions and inability to earn a livable wage. In New York, they faced a better reception, but were often taken advantage of by “runners,” or people who promised them aid when they came into the country. The immigrants were promised a place to stay, food to eat, and a place to house their belongings but received only horrible living conditions that were torn away from them when their money ran out and their possessions were retained as
Decades ago, immigrants made their way to the United States to better them and basically start their lives over from scratch. Irish immigrants suffered majorly from poverty and famine. Nearly millions of Irish immigrants ventured their way to America only to find out they were not wanted. Americans viewed those immigrants as dangerous people, mainly because they were of Roman Catholic faith. (Teaching Modules)
The immigrants perseverance and courage gave them the strength to make it to America; however, the newcomers would not know that this nation of success would only bring the newcomers more oppression far beyond their homeland and for years to come. Prior to the 1840’s, the Irish were struggling to survive in their native land as a result of the Potato Famine. The Potato Famine
To what extent had the liberal government created a united Italy by 1900? The liberal government of Italy, founded in 1871 after the unification that made the nation, adopted the task of creating a ‘united’ Italy. The government made certain prosperous changes such as the vast improvements in education and steel production; however there were several matters they had to overcome along the way, including the strong influence from the Pope and the strong North South divide, as well as the fact that the new liberal government was corrupt, these all contributed to Italy being by no means united by 1900. The new Government were condemned from their beginning as The Roman Catholic church had ordered Italians not to vote for the government as it had lost a lot of land during unification; also the Pope refused to recognise the legitimacy of the kingdom of Italy and instructed Italian Catholics to boycott Italian politics. This proved a problem for the newly formed government as Italy was a predominantly Catholic country and many Italians were devoted to the Pope.
Being Irish American has always been an a source of pride as an individual but historically being Irish in America was not something that people could hold their heads high about. The Irish were considered lowlifes and at times were treated worse the Blacks, who were once keeps as slaves (Schaefer, 2006). The major influx of Irish immigration to the United States began as a result of the potato crop failure and famine in Ireland. During the immigration period nearly one million Irish arrived in America (Gone to America, 2000). Irish immigrates arrived in Boston and New York City and migrated to other cities such as Cincinnati, Chicago and Pittsburgh.
American Immigration Immigration is one of the most complicated issues facing Americans these days. For hundreds of years immigrants from all over the world have been coming into the United States, legally and illegally, looking for a new life. These immigrants all have different reasons for leaving their homeland, some trying to escape war, poverty, hardships in their countries, or just simply trying to make a better life for themselves. Many of these immigrants came broke with nothing but the clothes on their backs. For different reasons, they are sure that things are better in this country.