5-Minute WARM-UPS

CRITICAL THINKING

GEOGRAPHY

CHAPTER VISUAL SUMMARY

Warm-Up: Section 1

1. Look at the photograph on page 611. What urban problems does this picture suggest?

2. Why do you think many immigrants who arrived in New York lived in tenements?

Warm-Up: Section 2

1. Look at the photograph on page 616. What is an issue that the workers are concerned about?

2. How can you tell that the labor movement includes different immigrant groups?

Warm-Up: Section 3

1. Look at the photograph on page 621. What can you infer from the photograph about the conditions in this school?

2. What factors might explain why this school had few books and little furniture?

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Warm-Up: Section 4

1. Look at Leisure Activities shown on page 628. What does the development of leisure-time activities indicate about the economy?

2. Which of the activities illustrated are still popular today?

Critical Thinking: Cause and Effect

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Geography: Growth of Cities 1860–1900

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Visual Summary

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Cities Grow and ChangeIndustrialization caused American cities to grow.

The New ImmigrantsLarge numbers of immigrants, especially from southern and eastern Europe, came to the United States.

Segregation and DiscriminationRacial and ethnic minorities faced discrimination across the country.

Society and Mass CultureNew leisure activities and mass culture emerged at this time.