We worked on our project today.Ch. 7.2Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?better life and new job opportunities.What problems did cities face due to the rapid increase in population?lack of water which led to fires. Since everybody was in poverty, crimes really started to increase. Sanitation was very poor which led to diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever. Transportation- they couldn't figure out how to transport everybody because they could not keep up with the population.What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?Jane Addams was a huge influence to the Settlement House Movement. The Settlement House Movement was to serve the poor. It was set up in poor neighborhoods and it was staffed by well-educated college women. The settlement house movement was also influenced by the Social Gospel movement. The social gospel movement preached salvation through the poor.
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