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Gilded Age
Urbanization
“Sunshine
&
Shadow”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEVo_PNgJGQ
1:25 – 5:30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f8JkEjm_mM
8:00 – 11:00
Wealth pours into NYC
Incredible poverty in NYC
Positive Aspects of Urbanization
Cities were centers of invention & transportation
Cities had more jobs
Cities
were fun
Cities were centers
of culture & education
Cities fostered cultural diversity: “ethnic enclaves”
Problems of Gilded Age CitiesMainly “Laissez Faire” City Governments
were often overwhelmed by:
HousingEducationClean WaterGarbage & Sewage RemovalPublic TransportationCrime Fire
Tenement Living Conditions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEVo_PNgJGQ
10:30 – 14:00
Private Effortshad some success
Ex: Jane Addams
Founder ofHull House
First USSettlement
House
Settlement House Nursery School
City Political Leaders of the Gilded Age
Had great difficultyMeeting urban challenges
Much of the problem stemmed from various
forms of corruption
EXAMPLES:Graft
Patronage
Kickbacks
Example: NYC’s “Boss Tweed”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZX4CPhO2Pk&feature=related 11:25-14:00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoZLMlEhHlk&feature=related 0:00 – 9:00