Ch 7.2

Challenges of Urbanization

Bell work: Identify

Urbanization                                                  mass transit

Americanization movement              Social Gospel movement

Tenements                                                      Settlement houses

Jane Addams

History show and tell:

·         Copy these questions.

·         Leave 3-4 lines for each answer.

·         Groups will have ONLY 8 minutes to find the answer to their question.

·         Write the answer down on your overhead.

·         Include names of everyone in your group.

·         Presentations will follow.

1. Why were immigrants, farmers and African-Americans drawn to cities in the Northeast and Midwest?

2. What were the problems with housing and what was done in response?

3.  What were the problems with transportation and water and what was done in response?

4. What were the problems of sanitation and crime and what was done in response?

5. Describe the problems of fires and what was done in response.

6. What was the social gospel movement and how did it address the problems of urbanization?

7. What were settlement houses and how did they help address the problems of urbanization?