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What is anesthesia
Was first used in the 1840's to relieve pain during surgery
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Who was Joseph Lister
Discovered how antiseptics prevented infections. Also insisted that instruments be sterilized and hands washed before operating.
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Who were the working class
Despite efforts to improve cities, these people still went home to small, crowded living apartments and overcrowded neighbourhoods.
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What are strikes
The stoppage of work in order to gain privileges such as improvements in health and shorter work days
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What is an Electric Streetlight
Lit up streets at night and helped reduce crime rates
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What is Tuberculosis
A respiratory disease that claimed the lives of over 30 million people in the 1800's
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Who was Louis Pasteur
Showed the link between microbes and disease and developed the process called Pasteurization.
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What is urban renewal
The rebuilding of poor areas of a city.
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Who are woman
received less than half the pay than that of men for the same labor
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What is the United States
This country had the largest number of electric generation stations
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What is the Germ Theory
The speculation that certain microbes might cause specific infectious diseases.
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Who is Florence Nightingale
Was a medical doctor during the Crimean War and introduced sanitary measures in British hospitals. Also founded the world's first school of nursing.
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What are Trolley Lines
Let people work in one part of the city and live in another. Transported people to factories
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What is mutual-aid societis
self-help groups to aid sick or injured workers
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What is a Streetcar
A sort of trolley thing that worked on the streets through electric power
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What is Pasteurization
The process that kills disease-carrying microbes in milk
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Who was Georges Haussmann
Chief planner of Napoleon III. Destroyed many tangled medieval streets full of tenements and built instead wide boulevards and splendid public buildings, putting many people to work.
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What is a sewage system
Made the city a healthier place to live and also brought down the death rate of cholera and tuberculosis by moving human waste out of populated areas.
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What is the standard of living
Measures the quality and availability of necessities and comforts in a society
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What was Frankenstein
This horror movie apparently exploited people's fear of electricity
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What is Death Rate
This decreased after there was many medical advances and improvements in public sanitation, as well as improved diets
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Who is Louis Sullivan
Pioneered a new structure called the skyscraper
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Who are tourists
These people came to cities for the attractions such as museums, libraries, opera houses, music halls, tennis, boxing, and theaters
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What are old-age pensions, as well as disability insurance
These programs protected workers from poverty once they were no longer able to work (name at least one)
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What is Russia
This country had the fewest number of electric generation stations by 1913
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