It was the birth of communism and it ended up making the industrial revolution possible ( i believe)
You lost power because:
1. There was construction in your neighborhood
2. A spark blew
3. There was a storm
4. A tree fell
5. A car crashed
6. A wild animal did it
Riis states that if the nation does not wipe out slums, the slums will wipe out.
He see the battle against slums as a battle with poverty. He states that the battle must be won as fasts as possible, stating that the slums are the enemy of civilization.