Chapter 18- Industrialization and Urbanization Flashcards
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Affect of new inventions in 19th century
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- lightbulb (longer working hours)
- assembly line ( more affordable)
- telephone (faster communication)
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3 factors that contributed to industrial growth in the late 19th century…
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- immigration (more people; more homes)
- inventions (easier life; more jobs)
- steel ( cheaper; more use of it)
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3 contributing factors of transportation
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- canals (faster transport)
- train (faster to get across country
- car (more people could move around faster)
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3 working conditions
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Dangerous (kids/women even worse)
Crowded (fire hazards)
Bad pay (sometimes)
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3 factors of urbanization
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- immigrants (more people needing to have homes)
- more jobs in city
- placers were closer
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3 attractions in these cities
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- more job opportunities
- closer to places
- more entertainment (libraries,theater)
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3 factors for immigration
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- escape from other gov’t
- escape from religious issues
- more job opportunities
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3 difficulties immigrants faced
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- racism
- actually getting “good” paying jobs
- getting whole family over 2 country (Chinese)
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3 characteristics of education and literacy
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- people has to go to school (compulsory education)
- newspaper companies get more $$ because people can actually read them
- easier for people to catch ‘up” with the news
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3 problems cities faced
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- crowded
- fires ( spread faster)
- illnesses (^^)
