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The Other Half. Urbanization and the American Dream. Great Chicago Fire. Began on Oct. 8 and lasted until Oct. 10 Rumors Started by Mrs. O’Leary’s cow Spread Wood buildings Drought Winds Poor city management. Aftermath. 4 sq. miles of city destroyed About 300 killed - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Other Half
Urbanization and the American Dream
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Great Chicago Fire
Began on Oct. 8 and lasted until Oct. 10
Rumors Started by Mrs.
O’Leary’s cow Spread
Wood buildings Drought Winds Poor city management
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Aftermath
4 sq. miles of city destroyed
About 300 killed $220 million in
damages 90,000 of cities
300,000 inhabitants homeless
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Columbia Exposition
1893 Chicago hosts the Worlds Fair 400 Anniversary of
what? America on display
Greatness Power Grace Beauty Opportunity
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Greatness?
The greatness of America Best of the world
combined into one nation
Criticism Reporter “Behind the
Stucco and plywood the world will never city the true Windy City of Chicago.”
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The America Wanted
Growing middle class Managers Professionalization
Doctors Lawyers Teachers
Life Large homes Machines to make
life easier
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Leisure
Time off spent experiencing the good life Sports
Baseball Rise of golf Tennis
Education Kids in school Rise of college
education
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Education
Middle-class opportunities Increased importance on
education College
Philanthropy opened more schools
Increased participation by women Men trained for middle
and upper class positions
Women towards home making
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African-Americans
Extremely difficult Jim Crow in the south Racism in the north
Booker T. Washington Opened the Tuskegee
Institute Focused on training
blacks in agriculture work
Atlanta Compromise Progress through work
not law suits and agitation
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The Other Half
Jacob Riis Immigrant Hired a police
photographer Muckraker
Those who expose the wrongs
“How the Other Half Lives” Exposes how the rest
of America lives
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Jobs
Rise of industry Decline of the farm
Immigration Coming to America for a better life Breaking the city into sections
Know the culture and language
Why so many in the Cities
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Housing
Tenant Housing Small Crowded Safety
Falling apart Little regulation
Not enough Sanitation
Dumping feces into streets Water
Not enough and poor piping Crime
Problems
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Corruption
Political Machines Run by the “Boss”
Provided services to those in need in return for votes
Immigrants Easy to dupe
New No understanding of
democratic gov’t In need
Boss provided and in return expected votes
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Social Services
Conditions and needs brought about social reforms Upper class women
played the largest role Motherly/social duty
Jane Addams Hull House in Chicago
Settlement house Provided services like
educations, classes, and assistance to newly arriving immigrants