Industrialization and Urbanization

Industrialization and Urbanization

Objective: I can explain the significance of issues and events of the 20th Century

1. Industrialization

2. Urbanization

3. Increased usage of Oil and Gas

Multiple Select

What were the significant issues/events of the 20th Century?

• Oil and Gas Usage

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

Industrialization

• The number of factories in the United States grew rapidly

• Made manufactured goods more available

Multiple Choice

Industrialization was the development of ____________.

• Crops

• Factories

• Schools

• Cities

Labor Unions

• AS a result of more factories more workers were needed

• These workers came together to form unions

• Unions worked together to protect the rights of the workers - wages and work conditions

Open Ended

In what ways did the labor unions protect their workers?

Urbanization

• This led to many PROBLEMS

• Overcrowded living situations

• More sewage and waste than cities were able to handle

• Contaminated drinking water

• Those who lived in the cities prior to urbanization were not welcoming

Multiple Select

Which of the following was an effect due to Urbanization?

• Contaminated drinking water

• Overcrowded living situations

• More sewage and waste that the cities could not handle

• Children could not go to school

Increased usage of oil and gas

Ford Model T

• The Ford Model T made the car available to more people which increased the demand for more oil and gas

• The car industry continued to grow

Poll

Would you drive a Ford Model T?

• Yes

• No

• Oil companies in the US grew rapidly based on this increased demand

• Many businesses and families became wealthy during this time from oil

With transportation made easier by cars:

• People began to travel more, building up the tourism industry

• Interstate highway systems were built

• Suburbs began growing, known as urban sprawl

Open Ended

With transportation becoming more popular what positive effects did it have?

Multiple Choice

What is "Urban Sprawl"?

• Growing number of people in the Suburbs

• People traveling outside of the major cities

• People who moved to Rural Areas

• Growing number of people in the cities

Products made from oil were known as petroleum products

• Plastics and other petroleum products made lives easier

Open Ended

How do you think petroleum made people's lives easier?