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People from all over the world have been emigrating to the Americas since the time of the conquistadores. Immigration to North America came in waves from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, often because of famine, lack of economic opportunities, and want of religious and political freedom. At the beginning of the twentieth century, industrial expansion and economic depression began to spark nativist sentiments, and Americans, fearful of losing jobs to unskilled laborers, demanded greater restriction in immigration policy.

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As a reaction to the Western’s Imperialism, the ottoman Empire, unlike every other nation, did nothing. If anything, they became more dependent of the Western world ever since they aided the Ottoman Empire to fight off the Romans. No political or cultural reactions occurred. This is most probably due to the fact that the Ottoman Empire was declining. These were the end of its days.

There were many demographic changes between the years 1750 and 1914. These included industrial changes, changes in food supply, immigration, birth rate patterns, health, and slave trade. During the time, the Industrial Revolution took place. Much of the population, mostly young adults, moved to large cities to be involved in the growing industries. The middle class moved away from cities and into suburbs. The Industrial Revolution at first benefited the middle class, but later gradually worked its way into benefiting more people, such as the working class.

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