1. Gilded Age Urbanization “Sunshine & Shadow” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEVo_PNgJGQ 1:25 – 5:30 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f8JkEjm_mM 8:00 – 11:00 Wealth pours into NYC Incredible poverty in NYC

2. Positive Aspects of Urbanization

3. Cities were centers of invention & transportation

4. Cities had more jobs

5. Cities were fun

6. Cities were centers of culture & education

8. Cities fostered cultural diversity: “ethnic enclaves”

9. Problems of Gilded Age Cities Mainly “Laissez Faire” City Governments were often overwhelmed by: Housing Education Clean Water Garbage & Sewage Removal Public Transportation Crime Fire

10. Tenement Living Conditions

11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEVo_PNgJGQ 10:30 – 14:00

14. Private Efforts had some success Ex: Jane Addams Founder of Hull House First US Settlement House

15. Settlement House Nursery School

16. City Political Leaders of the Gilded Age Had great difficulty Meeting urban challenges Much of the problem stemmed from various forms of corruption EXAMPLES: Graft Patronage Kickbacks

17. Example: NYC’s “Boss Tweed” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZX4CPhO2Pk&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZX4CPhO2Pk&feature=related 11:25-14:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoZLMlEhHlk&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoZLMlEhHlk&feature=related 0:00 – 9:00