Migration in die USA

"Indianer!" - Vor ihnen haben Lewis und Clark die größte Angst, als sie mit ihrer Expedition in den noch unbekannten amerikanischen Westen aufbrechen. Doch ohne die indigenen Völker, die sie treffen, hätten sie ihre Expedition nicht überlebt. Für die Ureinwohner hat die Besiedelung des Westens hingegen nur negative Konsequenzen. (BR 2016)

Geschichte

Sekundarstufe II, Hochschule

Es gehört bis heute zum amerikanischen Traum: Das wilde Grenzland, seine Verheißungen und Herausforderungen. Tatsächlich war das Leben an der "Frontier" ein ständiger Kampf ums Überleben - und gegen die Vereinsamung. Das Image der "Frontier" prägt die USA bis heute. (BR 2017)

Geschichte

Sekundarstufe II, Hochschule

In which John Green teaches you about the massive immigration to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century. Immigrants flocked to the US from all over the world in this time period. Millions of Europeans moved to the US where they drove the growth of cities and manned the rapid industrialization that was taking place. In the western US many, many Chinese immigrants arrived to work on the railroad and in mines. As is often the case in the United States, the people who already lived in the US reacted kind of badly to this flood of immigrants. Some legislators tried to stem the flow of new arrivals, with mixed success. Grover Cleveland vetoed a general ban on immigration, but the leadership at the time did manage to get together to pass and anti-Chinese immigration law. Immigrants did win some important Supreme Court decisions upholding their rights, but in many ways, immigrants were treated as second class citizens. At the same time, the country was rapidly urbanizing. Cities were growing rapidly and industrial technology was developing new wonders all the time. John will cover all this upheaval and change, and hearken back to a time when racial profiling did in fact boil down to analyzing the side of someone's face.

Geschichte

Sekundarstufe I, Sekundarstufe II

In which John Green teaches you about the Wild, Wild, West, which as it turns out, wasn't as wild as it seemed in the movies. When we think of the western expansion of the United States in the 19th century, we're conditioned to imagine the loner. The self-reliant, unattached cowpoke roaming the prairie in search of wandering calves, or the half-addled prospector who has broken from reality thanks to the solitude of his single-minded quest for gold dust. While there may be a grain of truth to these classic Hollywood stereotypes, it isn't a very big grain of truth. Many of the pioneers who settled the west were family groups. Many were immigrants. Many were major corporations. The big losers in the westward migration were Native Americans, who were killed or moved onto reservations. Not cool, American pioneers.

Geschichte

Sekundarstufe I, Sekundarstufe II