Factors Contribution to Urbanization in the late 19th Century
Migration from farms to cities was due to machinery in farms means people are not needed as much many more
Improved transportation
Railroads and improved road
Cultural attractions
Libraries, music, halls, museums, and universities
Rise of factories and industrialization
Factories created new jobs
Problems Resulting from Urbanization
Overcrowding
Crime
Disease
Poverty
Pollution
Tenements
Lack of social services
Political Corruption