Urbanization Problems

1. What do the pictures tell you about life in the tenements?

The apartments were claustrophobic, and often crowded people. The images display lots of people, despite the environment being sickly. 

2.  According to these images, what impact did urbanization have on American society?

The rise of urbanization caused a population increase. This increase resulted in poor living conditions in urban society. 

1. What does the video tell you about the experience of a recently arrived Irish immigrant in New York City?

When compared to living on a house farm, they had a really good, large home. The video shows Irish immigrants experiencing a better life in America and a successful move. The family moved for better work opportunities. She has three children, a welcoming area for guests, and her children get along with others extremely well. She attempts to teach her children about Irish traditions, and back then, cooking was done with coal.The girl in the video mentions how her neighbors are German and Irish.  This shows how there is a growth in diversity and population in the cities.  

2. Based on this video, how did cities change in the late 19th century?  

Due to the fact that she mentioned that she is an immigrant and that there are many other immigrants, many of them are German, as well as some Irish couples, population growth is what has led to significant changes in cities.

1.  What are settlement houses?

Settlement homes were places where immigrants stayed in order to aid newcomers in getting used to life in the United States. These homes were occupied by the immigrants who managed them. 

2.  Based on the video, what services did settlement houses provide in cities during this time period?

Some services of settlements houses include financial support for the poor, assisted education including helping them learn English, providing childcare for wokring mothers, healthcare, and couseling for the people who were having a hard time getting used to living in the city.

1. Why did organizations like the Salvation Army emerge during the late 19th century?

This organization was formed to help the urban poor.

2. What role did the Salvation Army and other Social Gospel movement groups play in cities during this time?

Wanted to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the urban working class. 

1. According to the video, how did cities change in the late 19th century?

Cities were slowly growing in the 18th century only double multiple times in population in the 19th century.

2. Based on this video, what impact did urbanization have on American society?

It caused people to start living in tenements, people start to clean the streets due to diseases, due to the discovery of germs there is a big push to get clean water and for people to wash their hands, and mortality rates decreased. 

1. According to the timeline, what were some notable developments in urban transportation during the late 19th-early 20th centuries?

Some notable developments in urban transportation during the late 19th century and early 20th century are the first American Subway (1897), the first cable - powered line (1868), the first cable car (1873), and the first interurban rail line (1893)

2.  Based on the timeline, how did cities change in the late 19th century?

In the late 19th century transportation was developed so that it could accomodate the growing population. Developments and inventions were created to allow people to go between cities and urban areas, and allow transport to be quicker and more efficient.