Urbanization and Social Reform

What does urbanization mean?

• Growth of farms

• Growth of rural areas

• Growth of suburbs

• Growth of cities

Select THREE problems of urbanization

• Deforestation

• Sanitation (dirty)

• Decontamination (clean)

• Housing / Overcrowding

• Crime

What are tenements?

• Small, dirty, cramped multi-family apartments

• Mansions owned by big business owners

• Houses destroyed by the Dust Bowl

• Apartments created to fix the housing problems in cities

How did urbanization affect immigrants?

• Immigrants were NOT affected

• Immigrants moved to farms were many jobs were available

• Immigrants all were forced to return to their home country

• Immigrants lived in tenements in the cities & lived in ethnic neighborhoods

Why were cities growing at this time during the Industrial Revolution?

• Cities were very, very clean & safe

• Cities had amazing, big apartments where everyone could live

• Cities had many jobs were available & it was cheap to live