Question

What was one negative effect of the growth of cities in the late 1800

Answer 1

Negative Effects :

-A widening gap emerged between the Bourgeoisie and the working class

-The pollution of the environment worsened, including urban environments where the majority of the population lived

-Water in canals, which people used, was contaminated

-Cities were overcrowded

-Sanitary conditions were poor because they were unadapted to the massive rural exodus

Hope this helps,

Davinia.

Answer 2

Urban areas doubled, tripled, or quadrupled in size which led to over crowding in cities. Sometimes a large population is a good thing, but in this case the population was too big and caused many health problems. Living conditions were dirty and unhealthy. Cities were unsanitary and diseases filled the streets. There were no sanitation codes in cities. Many citizens got very sick