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CHAPTER 7 SECTION 2

CHAPTER 7 SECTION 2. NEW YORK CITY, 1908. THE PROBLEMS OF URBANIZATION. URBANIZATION. DEFINTION? THE GROWTH OF CITIES. URBAN OPPORTUNITIES. (OR WHY ARE CITIES SO BIG?) EMPLOYMENT HIGHER WAGES MORE VARIETY EDUCATION ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOODS CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT. GOING TO THE MARKET

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CHAPTER 7 SECTION 2

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  1. CHAPTER 7 SECTION 2 NEW YORK CITY, 1908 THE PROBLEMS OF URBANIZATION MAH 7-2

  2. URBANIZATION • DEFINTION? • THE GROWTH OF CITIES MAH 7-2

  3. URBAN OPPORTUNITIES (OR WHY ARE CITIES SO BIG?) • EMPLOYMENT • HIGHER WAGES • MORE VARIETY • EDUCATION • ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOODS • CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT MAH 7-2

  4. GOING TO THE MARKET PHILADELPHIA 1903 MAH 7-2

  5. URBAN RESIDENTS • BORN IN CITIES & STAYED • FROM OTHER NATIONS • 55% IN LARGEST CITIES • FROM RURAL AREAS • FARM MECHANIZATION MAH 7-2

  6. URBAN RESIDENTS • “THE GREAT MIGRATION” • BLACKS FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH MAH 7-2

  7. URBAN PROBLEMS • HOUSING • OVERCROWDING • ROW HOUSES, DUMBBELL • SKYSCRAPERS MAH 7-2

  8. MORE URBAN PROBLEMS • TRANSPORTATION • FOOT & HORSE • ELECTRIC TROLLEY • SUBWAY • WATER / SANITATION • DRINKING WATER, SEWAGE • FIRE • PROFESSIONAL (CIN. 1853) • CRIME • POLICE DEPT (NYC 1844) MAH 7-2

  9. REFORMERS MOBILIZE • THE SOCIAL GOSPEL MOVEMENT • “APPLIED CHRISTIANITY” • HELP POOR, WORKING CLASS • YMCA, SALVATION ARMY • SETTLEMENT HOUSES • PROVIDED ASSISTANCE • EDUCATION • SOCIAL WELFARE • HULL HOUSE • JANE ADDAMS MAH 7-2

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