An Economic History of the World since 1400

European Urbanization and Emigration (1x24)

Air date: Oct 07, 2016

By 1910, the population of Europe had tripled-and this expanding population provided manufacturers with a growing base of consumers to whom they could market goods. Professor Harreld uses 19th-century Paris as the perfect example of how a city handles (and mishandles) rapid urbanization and a huge influx of immigrants.