PPT-The Growth of Cities and American Culture

18651900 Chicagos World Columbian Exposition Americas industrial development was showcased during the Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 ¾ of Chicagoans were foreignborn or their children. Introduction. Language . Traditions. Food . Politics . Understanding of liberty . Life Style . Different . Goverment Policies; Health System. Importance of Family . What else? . What is Turkish? Or What is Bosnian? . Version:0.2. Date: 19. th. February 2013. Author: Strategy and Communications. Approved by:. Next Review:. Contact: Richard Puleston. richard.puleston@essex.gov.uk. 2. In December 2011, HM Government announced its intention . Chapter 14, section 1. Main Idea: . *In the mid-1800’s, millions of Europeans came to the U.S. hoping to build a better life.. Why It Matters Now:. *These German, Irish, and Scandinavians had a strong influence on American culture.. Background and purpose of the day. Steve Fothergill. Alliance National Director. . “Cities drive economic growth”. . . “Cities drive economic growth”. . Lord Andrew Adonis. . Author of Labour’s review of local economic growth. Pages 224-227. Terms-pages 225-227. Jazz – American style of music that developed from ragtime and blues and that uses syncopated rhythms and improvisation. Symbolize – to represent, express, or identify by a symbol. Frontier Urbanization: European Colonization to Independence. Mercantile Period (1790-1840) Local Markets and Central Place. Early Industrial Expansion and Realignment (1840-1875). Industrialization (1875-1920) Uneven and Unstable. Native American. Western. Emphasis on the circle . View life as a continuance, or series of repeating cycles. Example: seasons, circle of life (birth, death, rebirth). Death is not an ending, continuance of the cycle. and . Urban Life. Images from Google Images. http://images.google.com/images. Video clip. Immigrants coming to America. New Wave of Immigrants. Mid 1800s to early 1900s- A flood of Immigrants to the U.S.. Chapter 7: Urban Growth and Transitions in United States. Stages of Capitalism and Urbanization. Stages of Capitalism. Stages of Urbanization. Mercantile-colonial period. Industrialization period. Monopoly Capitalism. Demobilization. – decreasing the man power in the military by allowing service men and women to return home. GI Bill of Rights . – Federal law that granted benefits to veteran’s. A year of unemployment benefits if they could not find a job. Conference:. Growth . Beyond the Big Cities . 19. th. March 2015, Durham County Hall. Session 1: Are cities the engines of economic growth?. Rebalancing the UK economy:. a city or a regional problem?. Immigration . REVIEW GAME. What tactic enabled Samuel Gompers to develop the American Federation of Labor into the largest labor union in the United States?. Allowing women and minorities to join the union. 1865-1920. Objective. How did Industrialization and Urbanization affect American society, and culture?. The Big Idea. Industrialization and urbanization changed the United States dramatically. During the late 1800s. KISIM 5. Urbanization. Urbanization refers to the population shift from rural areas to urban areas, the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas, and the ways in which each society adapts to this change. It is predominantly the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas. .