Forced migrations are large-scale movements of people from one place to another, typically against their will, due to factors such as war, political persecution, economic conditions, or environmental disasters.
Related terms
Refugees: Individuals who are forced to leave their home country due to fear of persecution or violence.
Diaspora: The dispersion of a particular group of people from their original homeland.
Transatlantic Slave Trade: The forced migration of millions of African people across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas for slave labor.