Growth, Cities, and Immigration: Crash Course US History #25
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...
========== Hi, I’m John Green, this is CrashCourse
U.S. History and today we’re going to continue
our extensive look at American capitalism. Mr. Green, Mr. Green, I’m sorry are you saying
that I grow up to be a tool of the bourgeoisie… Oh not just a tool of the bourgeoise, Me from
the Past, but a card-carrying member of it. I mean, you have employees whose labor you
can exploit because you own the means of production, which in your case includes a chalkboard,
a video camera, a desk, and a xenophobic globe. Meanwhile Stan, Danica, Raoul, and
Meredith toil in crushing poverty – STAN, DID YOU WRITE THIS PART?
THESE ARE ALL LIES. CUE THE INTRO. [Theme Music] So, last week we saw how commercial farming transformed the American west and gave us mythical cowboys and u...