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Challenges and Opportunities in Urbanization: From Bellows' Cliff Dwellers to Hull House Reforms

Explore the impacts of urbanization in the early 20th century focusing on tenement living, urban problems, and reform movements. Discover the Americanization movement, Great Migration, and social reforms led by figures like Jane Addams. Learn about the transition from rural to urban lifestyles and the struggles faced by city dwellers during a time of rapid change.

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Challenges and Opportunities in Urbanization: From Bellows' Cliff Dwellers to Hull House Reforms

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  1. Day 41 Challenges of Urbanization • Homework: 262-266

  2. Cliff Dwellers 1913 by George Bellows

  3. Urban Opportunities • Rapid Urbanization • Americanization Movement- Assimilation • Rural to Urban due to advanced technology • Great Migration of African American farmers

  4. Urban Problems • Row houses- to help urban poor • Tenements multifamily homes • Overcrowded and Unsanitary conditions • Mass transit to move massive # of people

  5. Lack of Safe Drinking water and plumbing • Horse Manure, Sewage, smoke stacks • Crime – Dodgers • Fire- Fires Great Chicago, and San Francisco Earthquake

  6. Reformers • Social Gospel Movement- salvation through helping poor • Settlement houses- Middle class moves in to help • Jane Adams and Hull House

  7. Summary Questions 1) What is urbanization? 2) What were the multi-family and often unsanitary homes in cities called? 3) These were Community centers that provided assistance to the urban poor? 4) What was the purpose of the Americanization movement? 5) Who was the founder of Hull House? What was its purpose?

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