City and urbanization
what is a city?
A densely populated area with infrastructure like roads, buildings, and utilities.
What did Jacob Riis do?
Exposed urban poverty through photos and writing
What did Jacob Riis write?
How the Other Half Lives
When was the Great Migration
Late 1800’s
what happened during the Rapid Urban Growth?
Cities expanded quickly causing overcrowded people and poor living conditions
What is urbanization
Rapid growth in cities due to industrialization and immigration
What did Andrew Cornegie do?
Advocate for social improvement, funded culture institutions
Who funded cultural institutions
Jane Addams
What led to the creation of Skyscrapers
Hint: 2 things
Steel and elevators
What were some social problems?
Poverty, crime, and dirty cities
What created jobs
Shift from rural to urban living as factories created jobs
Exsposed the harsh conditions of cities
Who was the political boss of Tammany Hall?
Boss Tweed
What was the Great Migration
African Americans moved north for better jobs
What were reform movements
Advocates like Riis and Addams pushed for changes to improve urban life
Why were cities so dirty?
Over population
What did Jacob want when photographing and writing about the cities? What did he want to change ?
He wanted to push for better housing and cleaner streets
what did Andew Carnegie advocate for?
Social improvement
What did social reform movement focus on?
Improving living conditions
Who changed the way urban cities looks?
riis and Addams