Urbanization

What is urbanization?

• the increase in immigration

• the increase of people living in cities

• the increase in internal migration

• the increase of people living on farms

How do new forms of commuting transform cities?

• commuting allows suburbs to develop outside cities

• commuting allows for the middle class to live in city centers

• commuting became the biggest source of pollution

• commuting allows more immigrants to move into cities

What is the Great Migration?

• An immigration of millions of European immigrants to cities

• An internal migration of African Americans from North to South

• An internal migration of African Americans from South to North

• The movement of Americans from East to West

What major population demographic change did American cities experience between 1880 and 1900?

• The population shifted from urban to rural

• Most of the population moved to suburbs

• The population shifted from rural to urban

• Cities became technologically advanced

What is tenement housing?

• wealthy, luxurious housing for the wealthy class

• housing built in the suburbs outside cities for the middle class

• affordable, nice, clean housing for the working class

• cramped, multi-family housing units for the working class

Why did the middle class build suburbs outside city centers?

• To escape urban problems such as crime and pollution

• Suburbs were the only affordable pieces of land near the city

• To eliminate commutes to jobs in the suburbs

• To move closer to the city and to jobs

What main factors contributed to urban problems?

• absence of business, lack of political leaders

• overcrowding, lack of infrastructure, and pollution

• lack of technology, lack of materials, and lack of money

• plentiful jobs, new opportunities, and safety

Party bosses operating political machines practiced corruption by...

• not protecting populations from pollution and crime

• refusing to expand cities beyond certain limits

• leading criminal gangs.

• providing housing, jobs, and protection in exchange for votes.