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Urbanization
Industrialization became a big thing in America during the 1800s and 1900s, mainly the late 1800s and early 1900s. People began to travel from far places to reach cities in America that were growing rapidly in order to find better living conditions. Industrial Technology began to be very popular as the cities began to become overcrowded and hard to travel in. As steel production increased, people bagan to build up rather than out in order to fit more people and buildings. They also began to build transportation systems that were able to carry many people at once. With the growing idea of Industrialization, jobs working with machines became more prominent. Many people worked long hours with little pay; working conditions were usually not very safe. The class of people known as the working class generally lived in tenements which were very overcrowded and hard to live in. With all of these people living in these confined spaces and with the population growing so quickly, many urban problems came about. Many people were living and working in unhealthy places, pollution became hard to control, diseases were spreading quickly, and violence became more prominent. But even with all of this, America began to become more prosporous as money began to flow through the cities. media type="custom" key="8021540"