fferences in the impact on them.
             Immigration of Slovaks in the U.S.A.
             Slovak historians, poets and the leaders of American Slovaks – Furdek, Ronovianek, Jankola – usually referred to three main reasons for the mass emigration of Slovaks to the United States: 1) economic and social reasons; 2) political reasons; and 3) educational reasons. There were, however, other reasons as well (Kirschbaum, 1978, p.63). A few times in modern history, the Slovaks in their homeland found the prevailing situation so intolerable that they felt compelled to leave their homes and native land in large numbers and to seek a better way of life elsewhere. Each time, many of them chose to find a haven in the United States. The first large movement of people to the United States took place in the last quarter of the Nineteenth and first half of 20th century. Slovaks weren't afraid of the hard work here. Slovakia at this time was mismanaged by a semi-feudal system and a non-Slovak government, which was too busy with the policy of assimilation. As bad as this may seem, conditions were not so bad. Compared to other parts of Hungary and Eastern Europe, Slovakia was more industrialized and had sufficient resources for the development of an economy. Slovaks possessed a mining industry, abundant raw materials for pulp and paper industries and new railways. However, low wages and mistreatment by their foreign employers made many workers prefer emigration (Culen, 1938, p. 126-129).
             Pittsburgh as a good place to come for immigrants
             Slovak immigration to the United States was a dichotomous process. It involved at once a diffusion of Slovaks from villages throughout northern Hungary and a coming together in American mill towns or industrial cities like Pittsburgh. "Pittsburgh is situated at a point where the Allegheny River from the north and the Monongahela River from the south join to form the Ohio River. The terrain is an appealing mix...