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American Urbanization and the Gilded Age
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American Urbanization
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Immigrants in New York
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Problems with Urbanization
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Housing
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Transportation 1873 1897
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Sanitation
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Fire! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-4HFr33d6g *Last 29 Hours; 300 dead; 100,000 homeless; $200 million in damages
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Fire! *Earthquake: 28 seconds Fire: 4 Days; 1000 dead; 500 million in damages
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Crime
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Reform Social Gospel Settlement Houses Hull House (1889)
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Political Reform... Failed
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Immigrants Most come from Southern and Eastern Europe Angel Island & Ellis Island (LISTEN!) Forced to take literacy tests and medical exams
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Political Machines Machines in Chicago, New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Kansas City, and Boston Pork-barrel Projects Appealed to immigrants. Immigrant political bosses could appeal to migrants in their own language and address their real needs.
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Corruption
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New Reform Thomas Nast: Political cartoonist who attempted to overthrow Tweed James A. Garfield Reformer (July 2, 1881) Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883)
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