Urbanization

How did the new wave of immigration contribute to urbanization?

• The immigrants meet the Industrial needs of a growing labor force in the factories.

• The immigrants caused racial tensions in the Southern cities leading to race riots.

• The immigrants flooded the west coast dominating the mining industry.

How did new innovations in communication and transportation contribute to urbanization?

• Electric trolleys and telephones created the necessary infrastructure for businesses to be successful.

• Railroad carts and telegraph helped the new wave of immigrants expand westward.

• Airports and internet provided immigrants the tools and skills necessary to find employment.

What can we infer from the chart?

• Cities witnessed exponential population growth in the late 1800s.

• The late 1800s marked the end of urbanization and beginning of westward expansion.

• Rural regions grew much more quickly than urban areas with the exception of New York.

How did the majority of immigrants live in urban areas?

• They lived in crowded tenements with poor ventilation and sanitation.

• They lived in crowded tenements but did not have to pay rent to the government.

• They often built sodhouses to protect themselves from the cold winter.

What can we infer from this picture of a tenement?

• Living conditions were substandard and dangerous.

• Factories cared about their employee's living conditions.

• Tenement life encouraged more immigration and urbanization.

What can we learn from this photo of a tenement?

• Many immigrants lived on little salary and could not afford adequate housing.

• Many immigrants were forced to live in small apartments to prevent the spread of disease.

• The U.S. government wanted to curb the influx of immigrants so they put illegal immigrants in detention centers.

What can we infer from this photo from a cholera pandemic?

• Poor living conditions and sanitation in tenements contributes to the spread of diseases.

• The government's health care system easily meet the needs of the immigrants.

• Health care professionals were overly concerned about the possible spread of cholera.

How did Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives contribute to urbanization?

• His photos awakened people to the horrid living conditions in urban areas.

• His photos awakened people to the horrifying business practices of industrial capitalists.

• His photos encouraged the growth of industry by showing the proud efforts of American businesses.

How did the social gospel contribute to reform during urbanization?

• the philosophy focused on the betterment of society by loving all and improving living conditions

• the philosophy focused on the betterment of society by doing missionary trips to Third World countries.

• the philosophy focused on the betterment of society by assimilating new wave immigrants into the Christian culture.

How did religious organizations such as the YMCA and Salvation Army contribute to urban life?

• These organization focused on offering community services to improve the lives of the urban poor.

• These organization focused on curbing the spread of diseases that ran rampant in urban society.

• These organization offered re-education programs to assimilate natives into American culture.