translate English to French: Other activities, including public lectures and educational programmes, created awareness of how cultural elements were exchanged between the eastern and western areas of the Mediterranean region, and what material changes occurred as a result of this.
De 1840 à 1920 a eu lieu une émigration massive de l’Europe vers l’Amérique. Les gens fuyaient la pauvreté et l’oppression, ou partaient à la recherche d’opportunités qu’offrait le Nouveau Monde.