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• Improved city transportation:
– Streetcars, cable cars, trolleys and elevated trains were built
– Streets were paved
– Steel and elevators allowed for building of skyscrapers
The Great Migration African-Americans were moving
from the south to the cities for work in the factories
Rapid Industrialization and Urbanization led to :
• Pollution• Overcrowded immigrant
neighborhoods and tenements• Which in turn led to disease and
health problems• Increased crime• Labor issues including child labor
Settlement Houses
• Hull House in Chicago• Founded by Jane Addams• Provided medical care• Classes in various subjects• Child care• Social Life• A community center atmosphere
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