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2. How did living conditions in cities change during the Second Industrial Revolution? Respond in two or more well-organized paragraphs. Your answer should include
• A brief definition of the Second Industrial Revolution
• A description of urban life and the problems created by industrialization
• Measures workers took to improve conditions
• Technological innovations that improved urban life

Answer 1

The second industrial revolution occured between the late 1800s and early 1900s.
During The industrial revolution, lots of people migrated to the cities in search of better job opportunities and improved living conditions.

Cities exploded in growth. Millions of immigrants arrived. Business workers cared only about money, so workers had 12 hour workdays and child labor was utilized. The industrial revolution led to use of machines which made workers form unions to fight against big business’s to get the right to have a job but due to the machines , workers weren’t really needed.
Some technological innovations that improved urban life: the elevator, the streetcar, the skyscraper, electricity, phones, paved sidewalks,...

Answer 2

People were living in germ-infested, crowded and very unhealthy conditions, much like their place of work. Children and women laboured in harsh conditions, working long hours with little pay...The people were living in filth, working unthinkable hours and being paid very little