Large-scale migration from Ireland and the growth of Irish communities (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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18th century Irish migration reason
18th century Irish migration reason
Religious & political discrimination
Main 19th century Irish migration cause
Main 19th century Irish migration cause
Great Famine 1845-52
Great Famine cause
Great Famine cause
Potato crop failure due to blight
Deaths from Great Famine
Deaths from Great Famine
Nearly 1 million
Irish migration from Great Famine
Irish migration from Great Famine
A further 1 million migrated
1842 migrant labourers life expectancy
1842 migrant labourers life expectancy
17 years old
Prejudice: poverty & crime
Prejudice: poverty & crime
Poor Irish turned to crime, blamed for circumstances
Prejudice: job discrimination
Prejudice: job discrimination
Accepted lower wages, undercut other labourers
Prejudice: religion
Prejudice: religion
Irish Catholic vs English Protestant
Prejudice: nationalism
Prejudice: nationalism
Irish opposed British rule, supported attacks
Prejudice: racism
Prejudice: racism
Victorian ideas classified non-English as inferior
Irish difficulties in US cities
Irish difficulties in US cities
Became inmates in prisons, hospitals, poorhouses
Cultural clash in America
Cultural clash in America
Traditional/communal Ireland vs individualistic US