Posted by 8Jessica on September 27, 2009 at 10:37pm
Today we started taking tests. It was also a work day for our Chapter Powerpoints.My chapter is called Immigrants and UrbanizationI got chapter 7 section 2, which is The Challenges of UrbanizationSome main topics in this section are, Urban Opportunities: explaning Urbanization, or the growth of cities. Americanization movement which was designed to assimilate people of wide-ranging cultures into the dominate culture.Urban Problems: housing: tenements- overcrowded and unsanitary multifamily urban dwellings. mass transit: transportation systems designed to move large numbers of people.Reformers Mobilize: Social Gospel Movement- preached salvation through service to the poor. Settlement Houses- community centers in slum neighborhoods that provided assistance to people in the area.
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