OET Chapter 1 Flashcard

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What was the primary motivation for most Irish emigrants in the 19th century?

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Flight from poverty

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What event in Ireland between 1845 and 1851 drastically reshaped its economy and population history?

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The Great Famine

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What is the significance of George Cornewall Lewis's report on the Irish migrant population in Britain?

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It offered a contemporary perspective on Irish immigrants as an underclass, and as a problem to their host society.

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How did the Irish diaspora contribute to the shaping of societies in their new homelands?

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By providing a large pool of cheap labor for manual and domestic work

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What is the main point of comparison between Gerald O'Hara from Gone with the Wind and Patrick Durack from Kings in Grass Castles?

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Both characters are Irish immigrants who achieve success and embody the national epics of their adopted countries.

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What does the first chapter suggest about the role of women in Irish emigration?

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They played a significant role as independent actors, often migrating as single women.

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How did the international economy of the 19th century facilitate Irish emigration?

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By creating a demand for cheap labor in rapidly industrializing and expanding countries.

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What does the chapter mean by stating that the Irish became "accessories in the great nineteenth-century land grab"?

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The Irish, as settlers in places like Australia and New Zealand, participated in the displacement of indigenous peoples, even while recognizing the injustice of their own colonial past.

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What was a distinctive feature of Irish emigration compared to other European groups?

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A higher proportion of women emigrated independently

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Which of the following contributed to the stability of Irish communities? The strong support they received from the Irish government, The close-knit nature of Irish family groups, The presence of a large number of single women who married and established families, The absence of discrimination against Irish immigrants

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The presence of a large number of single women who married and established families