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8000 BCE
Out of Africa
Humans begin migrating out of Africa and across the World in 160,000 BC. This interactive map takes us through 8,000 B.C.
Journey of Mankind (http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/) -
1500
European Slave Trade Begins
From the 1500s to the 1800s, European slave traders forced an estimated 10 million Africans to the Americas and Caribbean in chains.
[http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_history_of_american_slavery/2015/06/animated_interactive_of_the_history_of_the_atlantic_slave_trade.html] -
Great Atlantic Migration
From 1840s-1910 an estimated 17 million Europeans emigrate to North America. -
American Westward Expansion
With the passage of the Homestead Act and discovery of gold in California, the race to settle the American West began. -
Zionist Movement
From 1882 to the present day, Jews from across Europe and the rest of the world began settling what became the state of Israel. The largest numbers moved following WWII. -
Nazi Germany
As Hitler came to power, the expulsion of people began before the internal killing. From 1939-1945, Nazi Germany deported 7-8 million people. -
African Americans leave the South
To escape Jim Crow laws and find better economic opportunities, an estimated 4.3 million African Americans left the southern U.S.A. from 1940-1970. -
Chechnya to Central Asia
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin forced 0.7 million Chechnans to migrate after accusing them of helping the Germans during WWII. -
Resettlement of Europe After WWII
The Soviet Union expelled 9-10 million ethnic Germans after the end of WWII. -
India to Pakistan
When British India was divided into Pakistan and India, Hindus moved to India and Muslims moved to Pakistan. An est. 15 million moved and 1 million people were killed in the violence of the migration that lasted about three years. -
China to Taiwan and the Rest of the World
When Mao Zedong and the Communists seized power, an estimated 2 million Chinese fled the country. -
Vietnam to the Rest of the World
In the 1970s, an estimated 1-2 million people fled the Communists and the war with the United States. -
Rural China to Urban Centers
In one of the largest (160 million) internal migrations, Chinese people continue to flee rural poverty for work in the cities. -
Afghanistan to Pakistan
In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. When they retreated in 1988 a civil war began. Continued violence means an estimated 2.58 million people have fled the country since the 1980s. -
Syrian Civil War
Since civil war broke out in Syria, 4.8 million people left the country and 6.6 are internally displaced.
