Title: Solutions to United States History & Geography (9780076608652), Pg. 315  :: Homework Help and Answers :: Slader
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Content: These apartments often only had a single room where an entire family would live, and many families even had to rent precious space to a boarder in order to make ends meet. Financial struggles also necessitated that women work outside the home, and in some cases, the whole family worked, including children. These hardships were magnified for immigrants and African Americans, whom earned less and worked in less desirable positions than their white counterparts. Working class Americans thus lived in far worse conditions than middle and upper class Americans. 2 answ
5. Problems such as crime, violence, disease, pollution, and political corruption developed as a result of rapid urbanization. Crime became a growing problem in American cities due to crowded living conditions, which allowed minor criminals like pickpockets and thieves to thrive. Violent crime also multiplied as the US murder rate quadrupled in just twenty years. Pollution and disease also became major problems in growing cities. Though flush toilets and sewer systems had existed since the 1870s, improper sewage disposal contaminated drinking water, leading to outbreaks of diseases like cholera and typhoid fever.