Question

One of the major impacts of urbanization in the 1800s and early 1900s was

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) the increase in the spread of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.

One of the major impacts of urbanization in the 1800s and early 1900s was the increase in the spread of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.

As every major advancement in life, urbanization in the 1800s and early 1900s brought advantages but also some disadvantages. Urbanization created more and better services for one sector of the people, new roads were built, and factories established in larger cities. But one of the consequences of this urbanization was that many people moved from the poor rural areas of America to work in the factories of the cities. Many former farmers and millions of immigrants that arrived in the United States in those years lived in overcrowded spaces in unhealthy conditions that made diseases spread very quickly.

Answer 2

The answer is B. 
B) the increase in the spread of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.