Positive And Negative Effects Of Urbanization In The 1920's

Throughout the 1920s and ‘30s Urban populations augmented greatly in Cities (rather than living on farms), affecting jobs, transportation, housing which have many positives effects during this time, but also many negative effects changing life during this time period. During the 1920s urbanization was becoming about impacting lives of many citizens and noncitizens living in America. For the first time more people were living in cities than farms, especially immigrants. When immigrants were coming into the United States they settled in the cities due to the new available jobs, and the affordable housing. Since all the immigrants were coming into cities it was becoming overcrowding and was having many bad effects along with the good on the cities. As more jobs opened up more people flooded in causing overcrowding of housing, people started to live just outside the city thanks to the invention of the automobile. Which is commonly know as urban sprawl. Also due to the increase in certain jobs they were able to build skyscrapers and industrially advanced. Along with the advancement of mass transit. Mass transit is where one transportation system transported
Many people still lived on farms trying to have their crops survive throughout the harsh conditions. Although many people changed in urban areas, women had more independence, and people had different opinions, many people didn’t change. A great deal of people continued to live on farms through the harsh conditions. Also many people stuck to their beliefs and stayed conservative.
In conclusion urbanization greatly affected city life in the 1920s that still have an impact on life today. Cities became more popular, and still are today, mass transit was born which is still in effect today helping thousands. Although there were downsides to Urbanization, with health issues due to overcrowding in houses, it overall made America