1. I.R. The World of Cities Notes Unit 3 Lesson 6 Chapter 9.2 Big Idea: The population of cities grew as people moved to urban centers for jobs

2. Medicine & Population  Improved methods of farming, food storage and distribution= decrease in death rates  Fight against disease  Germ theorgy  Louis Pasteur- links b/t microbes and disease; pasteurized milk  Robert Koch-tuberculosis  In the hospital  Florence Nightingale- 1 st school of nursing  Joseph Lister- antiseptics=reduced deaths from infection

3. Life in the Cities  Changing city landscape  Squares and boulevards  Dpt stores, govt buildings, offices, theaters  Urban renewal-rebuilding poor areas  Sidewalks, sewers, and skyscrapers  Music halls, opera houses, sporting events  Slums

4. Working Class Struggles  Mutual aid societies- self-groups to aid sick or injured works  Stronger unions  GRM, GB, FRA, Austria  Rising Standards of Living  Measure of quality of life