Chapter 18 Section 3 Cities Grow and Change

What term is used for a run-down and overcrowded apartment building?

• tenements
• entrepreneur
• corporation
• urbanization

What term is used for a building with many stories?

• entrepreneur
• tenement
• labor union
• skyscraper

Who established Hull House as a settlement house offering help and medical care for the urban poor?

• Sinclair Lewis
• Jacob Riis
• Upton Sinclair
• Jane Addams

What does urbanization mean?

• building urban buildings in large cities

• Building houses in urban areas

• The rapid growth of city population

• hiring people that live in urban areas

How did technology change city life?

• steel & elevators made skyscrapers possible

• elevated trains, streetcars, and bridges allowed for easy transportation

• Both of these are correct

• Neither of these are correct

What problems did tenement dwellers face?

• Poor sanitation

• Overcrowding, spread of diseases

• child death, and fires

• all of the above

What were some new attractions and leisure activities available in cities.

• Parks, sports, museums, theaters

• Railroads, gold and silver

• Boom towns and cattle drives

• None of the above

What services did Jane Addams provide for poor people in Hull Houses?

• Help them learn a trade and get employed

• Taught them how to build railroads

• Taught English, child care, recreation for young people

• Taught them to build skyscrapers and automobiles

Why do you think people wanted to live in cities despite the poor living conditions?

• New opportunities

• Jobs

• Leisure activities

• all of the above

Provided needed services for city dwellers

• Settlement houses

• Tenements

• Slums

• Skyscrapers