Second Industrial Revolution Part II

Second Industrial Revolution Part II

16 February 2021

Second Industrial Revolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBCIlo3rvBs

Immigrants

• Came predominantly from Ireland (Irish) and Germany (German)

Reasons for Immigration

• Irish Potato Famine (Ireland)

• Political Unrest (Germany)

Fredrick William IV of Prussia

• Did not want to unite Germany into one strong nation

• Middle class (liberal) pushed for German unification

• When the ruling side defeated the rebellion (middle class liberals), many people fled to the United States

2010

Multiple Choice

From which continent did most immigrants arrive?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

Multiple Select

Which were the two largest groups of immigrants during the Second Industrial Revolution? [Check all that apply]

• Russians

• Irish

• Germans

• Japanese

Multiple Choice

What event caused the Irish immigration to the US?

• The Chinese Opium Wars

• The Irish Potato Famine

• The Italian Renaissance

• The Bohemian Rhapsody

Multiple Select

What were the two main reasons the Germans came to the United States? [Check all that apply]

• Famine

• The California Gold Rush

• The Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire

• Political Reasons - They had a tyrannical government back home

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• The Irish mostly settled on the West Coast. The Germans settled in the South.

• The Germans settled on the East Coast. The Irish settled in the South.

• Both the Irish and the Germans settled on the West Coast.

• The Irish mostly settled on the East Coast. The Germans settled in the Midwest.