AP World History 2011 Exam Q2 CCOT
The period from 1700 to 1900 is dominated by European Imperialism, and it is no wonder that that would strongly affect the flow of long-distance migrants. During this time, people moved for the same reason they always did: better opportunities, yet the manifestation of these opportunities and their location were shifting. New technologies and the rise of imperialism affected the flow of people to the United States, from or to Asia, and from Africa.
Time and again inhabitants of the United States resented new immigrants and foreigners, Ironically, the original settlers were immigrants themselves, and the definition of “foreigner” changed frequently as immigrants settle in, became “American”, and brand new wave of foreign immigrants swept in to take jobs from “Americans”. This resentment of long-distance immigrants is seen not only in the United States, but all over the world, in as diverse places as Great Britain and China, and this xenophobic view of change is not at all new. When the Irish and Germans immigrated to the United States, they were disliked by the Anglo-Saxon Protestants; when immigrants from Eastern Europe arrived, they were resented by the now American Irish and Germans; when Chinese railroad workers and gold miners arrived, they were certainly not welcomed by the totally “American” population. Though these long-distance immigrants hailed from different places over time, the pattern of distrust and hostility persisted in the United States and elsewhere.
Historically speaking, the people of Eastern/Southeastern Asia did not tend to immigrate to Europe before Imperialism. (Nor the other way around). The Chinese who emigrated from China were largely those who sought better opportunities and ultimately meant to return after making enough money – the same, incidentally, is true for many Europeans who emigrated from Europe looking for opportunities, though their circumstances were quite different. China at this time was still a largely agricultural
Time and again inhabitants of the United States resented new immigrants and foreigners, Ironically, the original settlers were immigrants themselves, and the definition of “foreigner” changed frequently as immigrants settle in, became “American”, and brand new wave of foreign immigrants swept in to take jobs from “Americans”. This resentment of long-distance immigrants is seen not only in the United States, but all over the world, in as diverse places as Great Britain and China, and this xenophobic view of change is not at all new. When the Irish and Germans immigrated to the United States, they were disliked by the Anglo-Saxon Protestants; when immigrants from Eastern Europe arrived, they were resented by the now American Irish and Germans; when Chinese railroad workers and gold miners arrived, they were certainly not welcomed by the totally “American” population. Though these long-distance immigrants hailed from different places over time, the pattern of distrust and hostility persisted in the United States and elsewhere.
Historically speaking, the people of Eastern/Southeastern Asia did not tend to immigrate to Europe before Imperialism. (Nor the other way around). The Chinese who emigrated from China were largely those who sought better opportunities and ultimately meant to return after making enough money – the same, incidentally, is true for many Europeans who emigrated from Europe looking for opportunities, though their circumstances were quite different. China at this time was still a largely agricultural