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UrbanProblems

I.  Americancitiesgrewincrediblyfastduringthelate19thcentury

II.  TheproblemàAmericancitiesgrewtoobigtoofast

III.  Citiesstruggledtoprovidethenecessaryservices&safelivingconditionsfortheresidents

ExposingTenementsI.  Reformersandorganizationssoonsteppedintoassist

theurbanpoor

II.  Journalist&photographerJacobRiisexposedthehorribleconditionsinNewYorktenementsinhisbookHowtheOtherHalfLives.

A.  DiscussedtheterribleconditionsofimmigrantsinNYCtenements

B.  GainedsupportfromrichAmericanstodosomethingaboutthetenementsinNYC

III.  CitiesbeganpassinglawstoaddressthehorriDicconditionsoftenements

A.  Airshafts,outsidewindows(air),indoorplumbing,safetyfeatures

Urban Problems

I.  Housing II.  Transportation III. Water IV.  Sanitation V.  Fire VI.  Crime

UrbanProblemsI.  Housing:Overcrowded

tenementswereun-healthyplacestolive.A.  Peoplediedduetounsafe

livingconditionsII.  Sanitation:Garbage

oftenwasnotcollectedandpollutedtheair.A.  LivinginDilthleadsto

death&diseasesFamous photographer Jacob Riis captured the struggle of living in crowded tenements

III.  Transportation:Citiesstruggledtoprovideadequatetransitsystems.

IV. Water:Withoutsafedrinkingwatercholeraandtyphoidfeverwerecommon

V.  Crime:AspopulationsincreasedthievesDlourished.

VI.  Fire:Limitedwater,woodenstructures,andtheuseofcandlesledtomanymajorurbanDires.

Harper’s Weekly image of Chicagoans fleeing the fire over the Randolph Street bridge in 1871

UrbanSolutionsI.  Housing:citiespassedlawsforcinglandlordstoimprove

tenements(airshafts,windows,indoorplumbing)II.  Transportation:citiesprovidedmasstransit(subways,streetcars)III.  Water:citiesopenedwaterDiltrationmethodsbutstruggledwith

cleanwaterIV.  Sanitation:citiescreatedwastedepartmentsfortrashcollection

andopenedsewersforhumanwasteV.  Crime:citiescreatedpolicedepartmentstocontrolcrimeVI.  Fire:citiesprovidedfulltimeDiredepartmentstoDightDires

ReformArrivesI.  Asurbanproblemscontinuedtogrowmanyreformers

soughttobetterthelivesofimmigrantsandurbanpoor

II.  TheSocialGospelMovementpreachedsalvationthroughservicetothepoor

A.  ChurchesbeganassistingurbanpoorinanefforttogettoheavenB.  Godwantstherichtohelpthepoor(religiousobligation)

III.  SomereformersestablishedSettlementHouses:A.  SettlementhousesprovidedassistancetourbanpoorB.  Offeredaplacetostay,educationalclasses,healthcareandother

socialservicesC.  (Ex:YMCA,organizationstohelppoor&needy)

TheHullHouse

I.  TheHullHousewasthemostfamousandwellrecognizedofthesettlementhouses

II.  TheHullHousewasfoundedinChicago,ILbyJANEADDAMS

III.  TheHullHouseandothersettlementhousesprovidedassistancetourbanpoorandprovidedsolutionstourbanproblems

AREYOUWITHME???1)  Listandexplain6problemsthaturbancitiesfacedduringthistime

period?

2)  Whatsolutionswereofferedtotheproblemsofurbanization?

3)  WhatistheSocialGospelMovement?

4)  Whatwascreatedtoaddresstheproblemsofurbanpoor?Whatisthe

nameofthemostfamousone?

DONOW1)  Drawadescriptivepictureandwritetwoinformative

sentencesonthefollowingvocabularywords:1)  MeltingPot2)  Nativism3)  Urbanization4)  SocialGospelMovement5)  SettlementHouses6)  Tenements7)  PoliticalMachines