PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE WOMENS MOVEMENT
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Cities offered a great deal of social activities and entertainment.
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City life was more laid back and offered a great deal of agricultural opportunities.
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City life offered little entertainment variety.
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Crime in the cities was virtually non-existent.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Larger incomes and increased leisure time among middle-class workers fostered a culture of consumption and popular amusements in American cities. The wealthiest Americans debated whether and how to use their fortunes to improve society.
Detailed explanation-2: -Industrial expansion and population growth radically changed the face of the nation’s cities. Noise, traffic jams, slums, air pollution, and sanitation and health problems became commonplace. Mass transit, in the form of trolleys, cable cars, and subways, was built, and skyscrapers began to dominate city skylines.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Commerce expanded within countries as well, with different kinds of goods being traded. The growth of trade also saw the growth of cities in the three countries. People traveled more between cities, leading to an exchange and spread of new ideas, inventions and technologies.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did industrialization and urbanization lead to the rise of the middle class? As industries grew larger and more sophisticated, they generated a demand for skilled white-collar workers, engineers, accountants and attorneys.