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The Challenges of Urbanization

The Challenges of Urbanization. Housing, Sanitation, Transportation, Water, Crime, Fire. Immigrant Populations.

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The Challenges of Urbanization

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  1. The Challenges of Urbanization Housing, Sanitation, Transportation, Water, Crime, Fire

  2. Immigrant Populations • Rapid urbanization occurred in the late 19th century in the Northeast and Midwest. Immigrants settled in cities because of the available jobs and affordable housing. By 1910, immigrants made up more than half the population of 18 major American cities

  3. Migration from Country to City • Rapid improvements in farm technology (tractors, reapers, steel plows) made farming more efficient and requiredless labor. • Many rural people left for cities to find work – including almost a quarter of a million African Americans. Discrimination and segregation were often the reality for African Americans who migrated north

  4. Urban Problems • Problems in American cities in the late 19th & early 20th centuries included: • Housing: Overcrowded tenements were un-healthy places to live. • Sanitation: Garbage often was not collected and polluted the air. Famous photographer Jacob Riis captured the struggle of living in crowded tenements

  5. Transportation:Cities struggled to provide adequate transit systems. • Water: Without safe drinking water cholera and typhoid fever were common • Crime: As populations increased thieves flourished. • Fire: Limited water, wooden structures, and the use of candles led to many major urban fires. Harper’s Weekly image of Chicagoans fleeing the fire over the Randolph Street bridge in 1871 Chicago 1871 and San Francisco 1906 were two major fires.

  6. Photographer Jacob Riis Captured Images of the City

  7. Reformers Mobilize The Social Gospel Movement preached salvation through service to the poor. Some reformers established Settlement Houses.These houses provided a place to stay, classes, health care and other social services. Jane Addams, who foundedHull Housein Chicago,was the most famous social worker involved with the settlement community.

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