How the Other Half Lives
Who is the new landlord f the slums
An Irishman
What improvement to the tenements was ordered in 1867 showing signs of government regulation to fix the problems of the lower class
Cutting more than 46,000 windows
What were the findings of the first legislative committee to address the problems in the tenement
Drunkenness. " forty percent of the distress among the poor said a recent official report is due to drunkenness
What is the reference made to boss tweed
He is a politician from this era who had a prison sentence of 12 years for lying about money. He was the third largest landowner in ny. He asks "what are you gonna do about it"
What is the actual definition of a tenement
Is a run down and often overcrowded apartment house in a poor section of a city
Find the meaning of the word teuton. How does that play a role in American nativism
It means a German. It is very. It is very much favoring the rich while the people in poverty still struggle
According to riis, will the answer assist those in the tenements
It won't assist them because the landlords aren't going to assist him because they are greedy. They don't fear the tenants
What was the answer to boss tweed
People saw the question and were fearful then wanted to fix the problems. They asked for the repairs to be cared for.
Tenant
Poor person who lives in the building
According to riis, before we even get into the novel, who is to blame for the evils of society
Riis blames the upper half for the evils of society. They only care about themselves
Why does riis say that the irishmans revenge is complete
The Irishman used to be in poverty but now he is the landlord of the people in poverty
"All the influences makes for evil" What are those influences
The kids that grow up in poverty will most likely stay in poverty
What is the key to solving the city problem
The rescue of the children
What was the deeper findings of the legislative committee
The tenants weren't happy when the government tried to help make their living conditions better
Who do the landlords blame
They blamed the tenants(people in poverty)
Were kids treated less of an importance today or back in the day in this book
They were treated less back in the day because they didn't get taken care of as much and they didn't have the things we have today
What is the official definition of a tenement
a building with rooms or apartments that are leased for residential purposes