Medicine Contributes to the Population Explosion In the 1800s, improved nutrition, farming methods, food storage and distribution, and medicine and medical practices helped people to live longer. This caused a population boom. 1 of 7 Life in the Industrial Age Section 2: The Rise of the Cities Witness History Audio: London Fog Note Taking Transparency 148 City Life Changes Urban renewal took hold in many cities. The rich began to move to the outskirts of cities, and the poor crowded into slums. Sewage systems went in, cutting death rates. The use of steel allowed buildings to grow taller. Witness History Video: The Jungle: A View of Industrial America

The Working-Class Struggles By the late 1800s, workers were allowed to organize unions in many European countries. The unions helped to get laws passed to regulate the workplace. Standards of living began to rise. 2 of 7 Life in the Industrial Age Section 2: The Rise of the Cities QuickTake Section Quiz Progress Monitoring Transparency

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