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The Rise of Cities

• Chapter 6 - Section 2

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The Rise of Cities

• The population explosion that had begun during
  the 1700s continued through the 1800s.
• Cities grew as rural people streamed into urban
  areas.
• By the end of the century, European and American
  cities had begun to take on many of the features
  of cities today.

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Outline pg. 203 - 207

• I. Medicine and the population explosion
• A. The fight against disease
• 1.
• 2.
• B. Hospital Care Improves
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.

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• II. City Life Changes
• A. City Landscapes Change
• 1.
• 2.
• B. Sidewalks, Sewers, and Skyscrapers
• 1.
• 2.
• C. Slum Conditions
• 1.
• 2.
• D. The Lure of the City
• 1.
• 2.

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• III. The Working Class Advances
• A. Labor Unions Begin to Grow
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• B. Standards of Living Rise
• 1.
• 2.

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Revolutions Video

• Mankind the Story of us All
• 1540
• Mega city of London is overcrowded and disease
  ridden.

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Homework

• Standards Check - Section 1
• (pg. 196 202)
• 1. What factors led to the industrialization of
  other
• nations after Britain? pg. 198
• 2. What was the dynamos impact on the
  Industrial
• Revolution? pg. 199
• 3. How did technological advances in
  transportation and
• communication affect the Industrial
  Revolution? pg. 201
• 4. Why were big business leaders captains of
  industry to
• some, but robber barons to others? pg.
  202

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World History Video

• THE JUNGLE
• A View of Industrial America
• The Industrial Revolution of the 1800s had a
  dramatic effect on economic and social life
  around the globe. The economies of
  industrializing nations shifted from agriculture
  to manufacturing from rural areas to cities.
  This segment uses the story of Upton Sinclairs
  The Jungle to illustrate the difficult conditions
  endured by factory workers during this new
  industrial age.