Immigration in Iowa

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The United States of America has been and is still an important land for immigration. Attracted by the American dream, the hope of a better life, thousands of people were displaced from their homelands into a new territory. Iowa is not a state that is an exception to this American tradition of immigration. Iowa has a historic trend of immigration since the XVIIth century, and we can analyze the different waves of immigration and the different people who are settled in this state. In this journal, we will study generally immigration in Iowa.

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[...] Moreover young men had to follow the programs of conscripting. Those who didn't want join the army, and often with their families, went to the United States. Before the II WW, opponents of the Nazis fled from Hitler expatriating across the Atlantic. Farm and City Dwellers From the German way of life in America Germans who established in Iowa were both farmers and city dwellers. The city of Davenport was mainly well well known for its large German inhabitants. Davenport Germans formed Turnvereins (turner halls), organizations that promoted physical education for young people. [...]

[...] German immigrants historically were the second largest immigrant group (behind people from the British Isles) to settle in Iowa . No other immigrant group was that widely spread across the state. 1920 half of all Iowa farmers were of German descent. As late as 1970 German immigrants were still the largest group of foreign born people in Iowa, although this is no longer the case in the early 21st century.” The reasons of the arrival of german people are for instance the failures of the 1840's revolutions against the german states. [...]

[...] So the 19th is the third wave of immigration in my point of view. The United States was for the European the hope of a life”. Thereafter the immigration locations were the Northern and Western Europe including countries like Germany, Sweden, etc. In the 20th century, the immigration in Iowa has continued but we will come back on this topic in another part of this journal. The reasons for immigration in Iowa The reasons of immigrations in United States, in Iowa more specifically are numerous. [...]

[...] In this journal, we will study generally immigration in Iowa. In a first part in a first part we will target our analysis on immigration history. It said immigration was essentially European. We analyze the successive waves of immigration between 17 and 19 th century, look for the causes of population displacement to America, analyze the cultural evolution of these populations. In a second part, we focus more to the current immigration. We examine its impact in Iowa, his performance, and reasons. [...]

[...] In terms of religion, it shows too. European Religions as such Methodism and Catholicism are spread in Iowa. An exemple of cultural assimilation in Iowa: irish immigration The services of transportation offered by the canals and railroads leading from the old Atlantic States westward, and the adaptableness of the west for agriculture, attracted and made easy the growth of the Celtic mass. Moreover, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa, have done much to augment the wealth and glory of the Union (Irish), a large share of the historical honor is due to Irish fugitives from British oppression, and their more fortunate sons, born as freemen. [...]