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Name three leisure activities that became popular during the urbanization period.
Shopping, Sports, Music, social clubs, Traveling
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What did immigrants seek in moving to USA?
Wealth, better life, freedom.
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Name two major urban areas during the urbanization period.
Philadelphia, New York, and Boston
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Why did the Irish move to USA?
Famine, poverty and disease, living conditions extremely poor.
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Why did shopping become important and prevalent during the urbanization period?
Goods became much more accessible, and middle class actually had enough money to spend on luxuries.
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Why were the immigrants, especially Irish, so important to USA?
Contributed in modernization and urbanization greatly, with low cost of labor and large supply.
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What is the name of the first silent film?
The Great Train Robbery
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