Question

The Great Migration involved the movement of approximately 6 million African-Americans from the rural south to urban centers in the north. What was one of the things that led to this massive wave of migration?
A) Labor shortages created by World War 1 B) "Dust Bowl" conditions in the Mid-West C) The end of sharecropping jobs in the rural south D) The "Bowl Weevil Crisis" that destroyed southern cotton crops

Answer 1

its A labor shortages created by ww1

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) Labor shortages created by World War I.

During World War I, factory jobs opened up in urban cities like New York. This was due to the military draft which resulted in thousands of men being sent overseas to fight in World War I. These men left behind jobs that needed to be filled in order to meet the demands of wartime production. This resulted in an increase in the amount of African American citizens employeed in factories during this time.