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The New Immigrants (Voyages to US were hard (Immigrants died from disease,…
The New Immigrants
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Europeans
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1907: A million immigrants from Italy, Austria-Hungary and Russia
Whole villages of Jews were driven out of Russia by
pogroms, organized attacks often encouraged by local authorities.
Between 1800 and 1900, the population in
Europe doubled to nearly 400 million, resulting in a scarce of land for farming.
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Chinese+ Japanese
Between 1851 and 1883, about 300,000 Chinese arrived. Many came to seek their fortunes after the discovery of gold in 1848 sparked the California gold rush.
Many Chinese helped with the railroad, then went to farming or mining, or even starting their own business.
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