What is urbanization?

Industrial Revolution Pt. V: Urbanization

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Social Studies
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard

Jonathan Calhoun
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1.
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The exponential growth of the size and population of a city.
2.
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What contributed to the rise of the middle class during the Industrial Revolution?
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The financial prosperity of the Industrial Revolution and the growth of public education.
3.
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Who were part of the new economic middle class?
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Business owners, doctors, lawyers, managers, government employees, and office workers.
4.
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How did leisure and free time change for the middle class?
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A larger middle-class meant more time and money available for sports, theatre, and consumer products.
5.
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What new industries grew alongside the interests of the middle class?
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Commercial advertising, including periodicals and magazines.
6.
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What were the living conditions like for factory workers?
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Whole families worked in dangerous conditions, lived in abject poverty, and were easy targets for a cruel justice system.
7.
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What environmental issues were caused by textile factories?
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Textile factories dumped tons of chemical waste from dyes into the water supply.
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What was 'The Great Stink' of 1858?
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A particularly hot and drought-laden summer in London caused cesspits to break or overflow, leading to a terrible smell.
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