Y Yannick Academy | The Growing Pains of Urbanization, 1870-1900
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Objectives

1 Understand how industrialization and immigration caused explosive growth in American cities between 1870 and 1900.2 Identify the major problems caused by rapid urbanization, including tenements, lack of infrastructure, and the spread of disease.3 Explain the role of reformers like Jane Addams and muckrakers like Jacob Riis in improving urban living conditions.4 Analyze the impact of "new immigrants" from Southern and Eastern Europe on the cultural diversity and demographics of American cities.5 Distinguish the causes ("pull factors") of urbanization, including the promise of jobs in factories and railroads.
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Explain the role of reformers like Jane Addams and muckrakers like Jacob Riis in improving urban living conditions.

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