Thoughts and Questions for those posting on 10/14

1. What factors pushed people out of other countries and into American cities at the turn of the century? Were these problems solved by relocation to the cities?

2. What are the benefits of living in a city? What are the costs or dangers associated with living in a city? How have these changed over time? In your opinion, is it more beneficial to live in a city, s suburb, or a rural area?

3. What factors pushed people off of farms and into American cities at the turn of the century? Were these problems solved by relocation to the cities?

4. How did technology change the lives of average Americans at the turn of the century? Has technology done more to change your life or the lives of those who lived at the turn of the century?

5. How did working together in trusts, unions, or political parties change the American economy at the turn of the century? Which changes were positive and which were negative? Should American businesses be prohibited from forming a trust? Should workers be prohibited from forming a union?