Travelling and transporting goods were very inconvenient before railroads were built in 19th-century. According to Stephen Slavin‚ “Before railroads‚ shipping a ton of goods 400 miles could easily quadruple the price. But by rail‚ the same ton of goods could be shipped in a fraction of the time and one-twentieth of the cost.”1. These made the economies of the American West bad and difficult to improve. John Steele Gordon describes it as: “there really was no "American economy." Instead there was
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Industrialization and Urbanization began late 18th century and early 1900s. It was a time of mass production. Those in the elite-class and middle-class had amusement parks‚ bikes and tennis‚ spectator sports‚ baseball‚ and so much more. Industrialization and Urbanization lead to difficulties for everyone especially those in the working class. Industrialization lead to huge disparity of wealth and class in the United States and Urbanization lead to massive problems that were almost and still somewhat
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Industrialization had a great impact on the United States. The Industrialization in the United States helped to attract many more immigrants to the country. The west made it possible to have more farming land. Urbanization created new technology. The United States was considered a new start and had many opportunities for anyone. This attracted immigrants to move to the United States. One of the most persuasive things for the immigrants to move to the United States was that the many different jobs
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revolution people used to live in remote areas where living was cheap and affordable. Due to less roads and inconvenient transportation system most of the people were farmers and used to grow their own food. As a result of Industrialization and urbanization‚ families got themselves free from their traditional ties to the land and migrated to cities for a better life. Railroad brought together remote parts of the country. A huge number of immigrants came to America in waves from Europe‚ Africa and
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phenomenon the rapid development forced to do to accommodate the total population such as urbanization. However‚ the unwell planning development was done that made our environment in trouble. The major factor of this happening because less understanding of surrounding environment and ecological aspect while planning the urbanization. One profession that closely related with designing the sustainable urbanization is landscape architects. The development of landscape urbanism theory and its implementation
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Urbanization and its effect on third world living conditions Urbanization is the spreading of cities into less populated agricultural areas. Most people would not think that this is necessarily a problem. They would say that it is good that the "developing countries" were becoming more developed. With urbanization comes factories and more jobs‚ so the people can make more money and be happier. Right? The problem is that these people must sacrifice their traditional lifestyles‚ for this new "Urbanism"(the
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Urbanization is the process by which people living in the rural areas shift to the urban areas in order to find a better life. Since medieval times people have been migrating to the places where resources are in abundance. This process is being in witnessed all over the world‚ and many consider it to be bad thing. Some even regard urbanization to be a “Modern Disease”. Before embarking in to any conclusion I would like to see both the aspects of the topic. The shift or movement to the city creates
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The period between 1870 and 1900 is often referred to as the Gilded Age. It was a period that consisted of rapid economic growth‚ an increase of immigrants‚ and an infinite growth of large cities. The tremendous urban growth came with all its accompanying problems and benefits. One system that was benefitted by the Gilded Age was the economic system. There were two main aspects that were enhanced by the growth of cities. The Growth of cities allowed the U.S. to expand their Economy and to become
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ignored or persecuted minority groups. Politically‚ Europe experienced change when the government participated more actively in the lives of the general populous. One of the chief causes of this were the growing city concerns. With the increasing urbanization came overcrowding‚ specifically in Paris. The city’s streets had provided battlegrounds
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Unit 12: Industrialization‚ Urbanization‚ and Immigration Part I: Industrialization #1: How was the “2nd Industrial Revolution” different from the “1st Industrial Revolution?” First IR * Late 1700s to 1865 * Textiles‚ clothing‚ leather products * Regional (concentrated in Northeast) Second IR * 1865 to 1900 * Heavy industry (steel‚ oil‚ electricity‚ industrial machinery) * National (started to include South‚ West) #2: Why did the US economy grow so rapidly
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