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The Progressive Era Problems in the Cities & Industry Section 5.1

Today’s Agenda Current Events 5.1 Slide Show Triangle Factory Fire Presentation Homework Read 5.2

America Urbanizes

At the end of this lesson you should be able to: Identify the Urban Growth, Social Problems, Political Corruption, and Industrial Disorder as problems that Progressives sought to reform.

What caused America to urbanize? Urbanization –Transformation of population from country to city dwellers Transportation improvements –Electric trolley car –1 st Subway Steam powered engines –Factories could be located anywhere Mechanization of Agriculture –machines replaced manual labor or animals Creature Comforts –Cities had plays, concerts, stores, electricity, indoor plumbing

What problems did many urban poor face?

What social problems emerged as a result of urbanization? Crime –Jobs paid too little to support family –Gambling, robbery, extortion, prostitution

What problems did many urban poor face?

Current Events

Cities lacked basic services –Few Police, firefighters –Inadequate sanitation system –Unsafe drinking water Inadequate Housing –Tenements packed –Raw sewage and trash thrown into court yards of Dumbbell Tenements What social problems emerged as a result of urbanization?

Describe the political corruption that emerged as a result of urbanization. Bribery commonplace Political Machines –Organization that controlled jobs, contracts, basic services of a ward of the city –Ward Boss –George Washington Plunkitt Member of NY State Assembly Ward Boss of Tammany Hall machine Read page 156

What is a trust? Combination of companies dominating (monopolizing) an entire industry Con –Set prices (very low) –Killed competition Pro –Highly efficient Glass bottles were once a luxury item

How did trusts affect the middle class? Wages for workers remained at subsistence level Middle class –Felt threatened by rich and poor –Pushed the progressive movement