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Zorluk: KolayThe Great Migration and Demographic Shifts

Read the letter excerpt below, written by an African American migrant from Alabama to a relative in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1918:

"Dear Brother, I am well and hope you are the same. I have been here two weeks and have a job at the steel mill making $4.50 a day. Back home I could not make that in a week of hard farming, and here I don't have to bow and scrape to every white man I pass on the street. They are hiring more men every day. If you can get the train fare, you must come up at once."

Based on this letter, which of the following best describes the primary pull factor that drew the writer to the North?

  1. The opportunity for high-wage industrial work in Northern factoriesCevap
  2. B
    The devastating impact of the boll weevil on Southern cotton crops
  3. C
    The escalation of racial terror and disenfranchisement in the rural South
  4. D
    The enforcement of federal fair employment practices in Northern cities

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The opportunity for high-wage industrial work in Northern factories
The correct answer is correct because the letter writer specifically highlights the daily wages at the steel mill ($4.50 a day) and the abundant hiring of industrial workers, which represents a primary Northern pull factor drawing migrants to destinations like Cleveland.

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1
Analyze the historical source stimulus.
The letter describes a Southern migrant finding a steel mill job in Cleveland that pays significantly more than Southern farming ($4.50 a day versus less than that for a week of Southern agricultural work).
This establishes the factual context of the migrant's specific motivation.
2
Distinguish between push and pull factors of the Great Migration.
Push factors are negative conditions that drive people away from the South (e.g., racial violence, crop failure). Pull factors are positive conditions that attract people to the North (e.g., job openings, higher wages, the Black press).
This separates the different drivers of migration to locate the correct category requested by the question.
3
Select the option representing a Northern pull factor directly supported by the letter.
The availability of high-wage industrial jobs in Northern cities was the key attraction (pull factor) highlighted in the letter.
This confirms the correct choice based on both the text and historical definitions.

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Distinguishing between Southern push factors and Northern pull factors during the Great Migration
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The Great Migration and Demographic Shifts

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