The Good Old Days--they Were Terrible! Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Otto Bettmann
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Good Old Days--they Were Terrible! Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Otto Bettmann
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Introduction, and Chapter 1, Air

• Air pollution in the late 1800s was not understood.

• For many air pollution was seen as a sign of industry, others even thought it could cure ailments.

• Pigs and horses were a source of air pollutants.
• Smog from industrial vapors caused lung irritation, vomiting, sickness and depression.

• The worst offender of smog was Hunter's Point.

• Hunter's Point was called by one observer a "nasal disaster."
• Streets were lined with trash.

• Wind and the heat of summer exacerbated the problem of the constant putrid stench.

• Tenement residents often slept cramped together in windowless rooms, causing many deaths due to heat stroke and dehydration.

Chapter 2, Traffic

• Traffic in large cities was terrible due to the prevalence of the horse and cart.

• Street cars were hot in the summer, freezing in the winter.

• Street cars riders were encouraged to carry weapons for protection.

• Street cars were massively...

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