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CLEP US History II

Category - Demographic Trends

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The Great Migration in the 20th century United States was a demographic change that concerned:
  1. African-Americans moving out of the South
  2. White citizens moving out of the South
  3. African-Americans moving to the South
  4. Hispanic-Americans moving to the United States
  5. Western European emigrants moving to the United States
Explanation
Answer: A - The “Great Migration” in 20th century America was the exodus of African-Americans from the South between 1910 and 1970. Sometimes the Great Migration is discussed in waves-the first Great Migration (1910 to 1930) and the second Great Migration (1940 to 1970). Many factors encouraged the migration, including discrimination, threats of violence, disenfranchisement, poor schools, and few well-paying job opportunities.
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