USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -By 1920, more than half the US population was urban. The spread of mass transit was a major factor in the growth of the suburbs. Most Asian immigrants entered the US at Charleston, SC rather than at Ellis Island. Tenement housing gave city dwellers substantially healthier and more comfortable living conditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The fact is now an icon of American pivotal moments-the 1920 census revealed that, for the first time in U.S. history, more people lived in urban than in rural areas. The percentages were close-51.2% urban to 48.8% rural-but the significance was astounding.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 1920 census marked the first time in which over 50 percent of the U.S. population was defined as urban.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Industrial Revolution transformed urban life by increasing the number of jobs, technological innovations, transportation, housing, and construction and encouraged migration to cities.