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1 Daily Life in the Late 1800s

2 Traditional City before industrialization cities existed for: trade political functions military functions religious functions

3 Industrial City during/after industrialization cities existed for: raw materials to gather & be sent to factories new products to be manufactured

4 Industrial City industrial cities needed: factories large workforce transportation warehouses stores offices

5 Industrial City SMOG was practically always present (coal) smoke & moist air London had a particular problem with it 1873: 268 deaths 1879: lasted for four months

6 Migration to Cities many people emigrated from Europe some went to Latin America & Australia most emigrants came to America 1870-1900 about 12 million people immigrated to the United States Ireland, England, Germany, Italy, Russia, & China

7 Migration to Cities 1890 New York City had a population that was 42% foreign born not all immigrants lived in New York Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco

8 Migration to Cities immigrants had to stop at one of two places before entering the United States -Ellis Island (east) -Angel Island (west)

9 Livable City cities modernized water & sewer systems plumbing for houses allowed people to have better water

10 Livable City electricity helped keep houses cleaner and more efficient -vacuum cleaners -refrigerators -electric stoves big buildings were needed for housing underground railways helped keep streets clearer of congestion

11 Livable City parks were created within cities gave people a place for healthy recreation free to the public

12 Suburbs people moved out of the cities to surrounding areas transportation made this possible people could commute to work

13 Leisure Activities day-trips & vacations education politics art & literature sports entertainment

14 Going to the Beach

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16 Vacationing

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18 Education

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20 Politics

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22 Romanticism

23 Impressionism

24 Realism

25 Football

26 Baseball

27 Entertainment


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