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What percentage of Americans lived in an urban setting by 1900?
What percentage of Americans lived in an urban setting by 1900?
Which city had a population of more than two million by 1900?
Which city had a population of more than two million by 1900?
What process do historians call the concentration of people into cities?
What process do historians call the concentration of people into cities?
What was a consequence of the technological achievements in agriculture mentioned in the text?
What was a consequence of the technological achievements in agriculture mentioned in the text?
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What factor contributed significantly to the growth of heartland cities like Omaha?
What factor contributed significantly to the growth of heartland cities like Omaha?
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What nickname was given to the tenements that resulted from the 1879 law revision?
What nickname was given to the tenements that resulted from the 1879 law revision?
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What was one major issue with the narrow shafts created in the tenements?
What was one major issue with the narrow shafts created in the tenements?
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What disease was NOT rampant in American slums during the Gilded Age?
What disease was NOT rampant in American slums during the Gilded Age?
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Who played a significant role in increasing awareness of tenement issues through investigative journalism?
Who played a significant role in increasing awareness of tenement issues through investigative journalism?
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What did new urban planning laws in New York City focus on improving?
What did new urban planning laws in New York City focus on improving?
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What was a significant factor contributing to the rapid urbanization in Northern American cities around the turn of the century?
What was a significant factor contributing to the rapid urbanization in Northern American cities around the turn of the century?
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What factors made cities attractive to immigrants and rural residents despite the challenges of urban life?
What factors made cities attractive to immigrants and rural residents despite the challenges of urban life?
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Which of the following best describes the living conditions in cities during the Gilded Age?
Which of the following best describes the living conditions in cities during the Gilded Age?
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What was a significant issue faced by cities due to the lack of proper infrastructure and regulations?
What was a significant issue faced by cities due to the lack of proper infrastructure and regulations?
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Which of the following statements best describes the ethnic diversity in cities during the Gilded Age?
Which of the following statements best describes the ethnic diversity in cities during the Gilded Age?
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