Life After the Civil War
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Progressive Movement
is about
the reasons for the expansion of cities and the resulting problems and their solutions.
I. Reasons for the
Increase in Immigration
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II. Reasons Why Cities
Grew and Developed
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Hope for better
opportunities
o Push/Pull
factors
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Escape from
oppressive
governments
Adventure
Religious freedom
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Specialized
industries, including
steel (Pittsburgh) and
meat packing
(Chicago)
Immigration to
America from other
countries
Movement of
Americans from
rural to urban areas
for job opportunities
III. Efforts to Solve
Immigration Problems
 Settlement houses,
such as Hull House
founded by Jane
Addams
 Political machines
that gained power by
attending to the
needs of new
immigrants (e.g.,
jobs, housing)
 Discrimination
against Chinese and
Irish immigrants
IV. Challenges Faced by
Cities
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Tenements and
ghettoes
Political corruption
(political machines)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
VOCABULARY:
1. Why did cities develop?
Reasons for increased immigration
Reasons cities developed
2. Why did immigration increase?
Waves of immigration
Tenements
3. What challenges faced Americans as a result of the growth of cites
and the increase of immigrants?
Discrimination (Irish/Chinese immigrants)
Ghettos
Industrialization
Political machines
Adapted from The Unit Organizer Routine. Copyright Lenz, 1994. www.contentenhancement.org
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Color each region on the map below.
2nd Wave North and West Europe
(Ireland, Germany, Scandinavia)
3rd Wave South/East (Italy, Russia, Poland)
(Chinese)
Scandinavia
Russia
Ireland
Germany
Poland
Italy
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