Fire + tenements
What problems did tenements cause in crowded cities?
Overcrowding, poor sanitation, and the spread of disease.
What is one of the most popular emerging materials used during this time?
(Hint: it's used to build skyscrapers too)
Steel
How did How the Other Half Lives influence urban reform?
It exposed poverty and led to reforms in housing and sanitation.
What were tenements and what were they like?
Tenements were crowded apartment buildings with poor conditions like little light, bad sanitation, and not enough space.
What was the result of new technologies in cities?
Improved living conditions
What made suburban growth possible?
Transportation systems
What was a result of the Great Chicago Fire?
Professional fire departments developed
What's one of America's earliest skyscrapers?
The Flatiron Building in New York
Who did the book "How the Other Half Lives" shock the most?
Middle and upper class
What animal supposedly started the Great Chicago Fire, and whose cow was it?
A cow
How did safety elevators improve city life?
Made tall buildings safer to use
How did skyscrapers affect urban population density?
They increased density by allowing more people and businesses in the same land area.
What year was the Great Chicago Fire?
1871
Who made the electric elevator?
Elisha Otis
Who wrote "How the other half lives" ?
Jacob Riis