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The tenements would get crowded and a disease would form and spread.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoTenements poorly built overcrowded apartmen buildings. This was a place commonly bought by a immigrant in the early 1900's. Also DONT COPY AND PASTE
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∙ 13y agothey had no money and had trouble finding jobs at first. it was really there only option.
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∙ 13y agoThey were crowded, dirty, & fires were a near constant threat.
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∙ 13y agoThe problem with living in tenements was that they were really populated and they were very dirty..
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Where are tenements located?
Tenements were usually found in large industrialized cities, providing living quarters for large influxes of immigrants and factory workers
Where did Dumbbell Tenements get there name from?
cheap housing units created when cities became packed with people during the industrial revolution. They were called dumbbell tenements because the design of the building, which looked like a dumbbell, had many housing units sharing a corridor.
Dumbbell Tenements had how many bathrooms?
One bathroom per floor.
What reforms were made to tenements?
the cause of the problems and the cause of the people living there
What were neighborhoods consisting of tenements that arose in US cities that tended to be impoverished polluted and unsanitary?
Urban slums were the neighborhoods consisting of tenements that arose in U.S. cities. These slums were often impoverished, polluted, and unsanitary.
What were the conditions in tenements?
They were crowded, dirty, & fires were a near constant threat.
What were conditions in tenements?
They were crowded, dirty, & fires were a near constant threat.
What was of the dangers of living in a tenement?
Tenements had few windows and poor sanitation conditions
Which journalist and photographer exposed the horrible conditions in New York tenements?
Jacob Riis
What was one of the danger of living in the tenement?
Tenements had few windows and poor sanitation conditions
What was one of the dangers living in a tenement?
Tenements had few windows and poor sanitation conditions
What were living conditions like in London around 1847?
The rich lived in villages on the outskirts of the cities, the poor lived in slums or tenements.
Why did the settlement house movement grow in the late 1800's and the early 1900's?
Settlement houses had better conditions than tenements, and offered education, recreation, and social activities. These houses were staffed by professionals and volunteers, mostly women who came from wealthy families. Many immigrants preferred living like this instead of the unsanitary and unsafe conditions that existed in tenements.
In what ways are the tenements unhealthy places to live?
Tenements were places used to keep certain people in an isolated group. Example would be the after attacks of Pearl Harbor. The living conditions in tenements were very severe in some cases. First of all, it wasn't actually spacious in tenements and many were put in tenements with other people. Many got sick because of poor sanitary issues and lack of continuous hygiene increased the spread of sickness. Mostly children and elders were prone to becoming victims in tenements because of their poor immune systems being constantly attacked. Even though they were given food and a place to stay many immigrants have died in tenements because of poor living conditions they had to go through.
Whose photographs exposed the dangerous living conditions in tenements in New York City?
jacob riis
What did the first progressives felt to action?
All of the Above—APEX Crowded Tenements, Unsafe Food Processing, and Dangerous Working Conditions
What were the problems with tenements and the slums?
Tenements in slums often lacked proper sanitation, ventilation, and lighting, leading to poor living conditions. Overcrowding was common, which increased the spread of diseases, such as cholera and tuberculosis. The lack of adequate maintenance and safety measures in tenements also posed serious health and safety risks to inhabitants.
