Title: Solutions to United States History & Geography (9780076608652), Pg. 315  :: Homework Help and Answers :: Slader
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United States History & Geography
United States History & Geography
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Content: After the Civil War, the United States’ urban population grew exponentially as a result of immigration and internal migration. Cities offered better employment opportunities, amenities like electricity and indoor plumbing, and easy access to entertainment venues, which enticed immigrants to settle in them and rural Americans to seek new opportunities there. This influx of people prompted urban planners to adopt new strategies of urban development like building skyscrapers and draining wetlands, and it created problems with congestion, which urban planners resolved by building mass transit systems. City life was thus far busier and more congested than life on farms or in small towns, but it held more opportunities and improved standards of living. 2 answ
4. The urban working class lived in dismal conditions compared to the upper and middle classes. Industrialization accelerated and exacerbated class divisions as the upper, middle, and working classes segregated into separate and distinct neighborhoods. During the late 1800s, wealthy families created fashionable districts in city centers, building massive homes. Upper class families often relied on servants, allowing them to throw grand parties and engage in charitable pursuits. As industrialization enabled wealthy families to live lavishly, it also expanded the middle class.