HIST 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Frank Lloyd Wright, Settlement Movement, Toynbee Hall
6 Oct 2016
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Chapter 19: america"s move to town, general trends a. i. Government began taking charge/control of water, sewage, etc. b. vi. Created prairie style of buildings, which was longer rather than taller: urban reform, settlement house movement (see chapter 23) a. i. 1st settlement house in america based on toynbee hall in. London: the new immigration, the numbers a. i. 1830 to 1880: northern & western europe/china d. i. 1. 1880 to 1917: southern & eastern europe/japan/india d. ii. 1. 1964 to present era of liberalization d. iv. 1. d. iv. 2. Replaced castle garden (1855; state run facility) e. iii. Over 1 million; 11,750/day!: angel island (san francisco) f. i. 30% denied entry: transition to america g. i. Each ethnicity had an aide society that helped them adjust into life in. Pushed for literacy tests: popular culture, leisure time a. i. Night games when electricity became more widely used a. vii. 3. Popularity of saloons with men led to prohibition a. viii. 2. Most popular gathering place for working class during late 100s a. viii. 2. b.
