There have been ten great migrations in human history.

1, the brutal invasion of Huns

Xiongnu is a nomadic tribe, originally living in an area near the Caspian Sea. However, the people of this tribe were dissatisfied with this situation. They launched a barbaric attack on the surrounding areas of the Roman Empire, which also led to a large-scale personnel flow.

From 376 to 476 AD, the Roman Empire triggered a great migration, which was called "national wandering". This migration made the Goths, Vandals and Asians migrate to Germanic countries, which weakened the strength of the Roman Empire.

2. Atlantic slave trade

15-/kloc-During the 0/9th century, merchants transported slaves from West Africa to the New World and America, and slaves had to work in coffee, cocoa, cotton and tobacco plantations.

The slave trade is one of the biggest immigrants in history. A large number of black people were transported to some European countries, sold in local markets and became someone's property, which is a black material in European history.

3. Puritan immigrants

The Puritans immigrated to New England from 1620 to 1640. At that time, British immigrants were mainly Puritans, who moved to Massachusetts and Barbados in large numbers.

In Britain, immigrants felt that King James I and later King Charles I were threatened, and they were on the verge of religious conflict. Puritans fled mainly to find a place where they could freely practice their religious beliefs.

4. California Gold Rush

The period from 1848 to 1855 is called the California gold rush. The craze began when James Marshall discovered gold in his factory in Sutter, California.

After hearing the news, people from neighboring areas flocked to California to look for gold. The number of these "gold explorers" soon reached 300,000, including Europeans, Australians, Asians and Latin Americans, which was one of the most famous human migrations in history.

5. African-American immigrants

The Great Migration of Black Americans took place between 19 10 and 1970, when about 6 million black people moved from the south to the north.

They moved from Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and other 65,438+00 southern states to the northeast, midwest and west states. This migration of African-Americans has become one of the largest immigrants in history and led to the urbanization of the black population.

6. New Great Migration

The new great migration is an opposite process. What happened to African Americans between 19 10 and 1970? The new period of American immigration, which began at 1965, shows the change of immigration pattern. African-Americans left the northeast and midwest of the United States for the south.

The "New South" attracts a large number of black immigrants with its affection and low cost of living.

7. Partition of India

From 1858 to 1947, India was ruled by Britain, that is, Muslims lived with Hindus and Sikhs for a long time, but this situation changed after the division of India in 1947.

The British left split India into two independent countries: India and Pakistan. This incident triggered a large-scale migration of Muslims to West Pakistan, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), Hindus and Sikhs, most of whom moved to India.

8. Population migration in the Soviet Union

From 1920 to 195 1, the Soviet population migration ranked third on this list. The purpose of this migration is to fill the ethnically cleansed territory and transfer the labor force to sparsely populated areas. According to statistics, this forced migration led to the migration of about 6 million people, resulting in about 6.5438+0.5 million deaths.

9. Mexican immigrants

Since the beginning of the 20th century, due to the country's demand for labor and the political turmoil in Mexico, the Mexican population began to emigrate to the United States. Although the immigration laws of the United States have changed in the past few years, Mexicans remain the largest immigrant group in the United States. Compared with 65,438+0,980, the population of Mexico reached 2.2 million, and in 2065 it was 438+065,438+06,000.

10, Syrian refugee crisis

The Syrian refugee crisis is the largest migration in history, which is a continuous crisis and an example of a large-scale migration movement. A large number of refugees fled Syria and neighboring countries, making the population of some European countries reach 65.438+0.58 billion in September 2065.438+05. According to CNN, this figure is almost half of the population of the United States.