Peoples & MigrationThe 2010s

Peoples & Migration in the 2010s

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged peoples and migration — settlement, movement and displacement, narrowed to the 2010s — 4 of them, drawn from 4 nations, running from 2011 to 2017. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
4
Nations
4
Earliest
2011
Latest
2017
Asia
2
North America
1
South America
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Asia

    Jordan

    The Arab Spring and Syrian refugees

    Protests during the regional uprisings of 2011 prompted reforms from Abdullah II, while the Syrian civil war soon drove hundreds of thousands of refugees into Jordan, straining its economy.

    Era: Modern Jordan: Hussein, the Wars, Peace and Abdullah II

    Sources: Abdullah II: Biography, Education, Family, and Facts · Encyclopaedia Britannica, King Abdullah II of Jordan · EBSCO Research Starters

  2. North America

    Dominican Republic

    Citizenship ruling on Haitian descent

    A constitutional court ruling affecting the nationality of Dominicans of Haitian descent draws international criticism and underscores the fraught relationship with Haiti.

    Era: The Modern Tourism Republic

    Sources: History of the Dominican Republic · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. South America

    Venezuela

    Economic collapse and exodus

    A deep contraction, hyperinflation and shortages drive a mass emigration that, by UN estimates, exceeds 7.7 million people by late 2024.

    Era: The Bolivarian Revolution and the Crisis

    Sources: Venezuela Situation · United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations (CRS Report R44841) · Congressional Research Service, U.S. Library of Congress

  4. Asia

    Myanmar

    Rohingya crisis in Rakhine State

    Military 'clearance operations' drive more than 700,000 Rohingya into Bangladesh; a UN fact-finding mission later finds evidence of genocidal violence.

    Era: Opening, the Rohingya Crisis, and the 2021 Coup

    Sources: UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar: account of violations in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan States · United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)