1. Industrialization & The Gilded Age

2. Total population: 50.1 million
U.S. Population 1880
Total population: 50.1 million

3. Total population: 106.5 million
U.S. Population 1920
Total population: million

4. Urbanization: The Move to the Cities
: 11 million move to cities
Most from farms
New immigrants
African-Americans

5. Cities in the Gilded Age
1st expanded outwards
Suburbs
Subways & trains make this possible
The, cities grew upwards
Buildings taller and taller

6. Problems of the cities Slums Tenements
Low-cost apartment buildings designed to house as many families as possible

7. Problems in the Slums Poverty Crime Disease
Organized gangs gained power during this time as a result of urbanization
Disease
Cholera and typhoid
In one NYC tenement, 6 out of 10 babies died before the age of one

8. Benefits of the cities Jobs Strong communities Specialized labor
Particularly for immigrant groups
Specialized labor