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Causes and Effects of Rapid Urbanization

Rapid Urbanization occurred in the USA during the late 1800's and early 1900's. The reason for this was the usage of factories that paid workers higher wages. Immigrants also moved into cities in order to get work. Farm machines started replacing farmers who then went to cities to get work. In the city it was hard to afford housing so some people have to live in slums. The slums were unsanitary which allowed the spread of diseases.

PIttsburgh had Positive and Negative changes during the Second Industrial Revolution

Pittsburgh was one of the first major cities to have urban renewal. Immigrants flooded major cities because of promises of jobs and wealth. Because of these immigrants of different back-rounds caused many ethnic neighbor hoods to rise up. The city itself had so much soot in the air that streetlights burned during the day. The rich had mansions on the outskirts of the city so they could escape the soot but many of the workers still lived in the sooty city.