•Describe tenement life at the turn of the century.
•What factors contributed to such a difficult situation?
•Why do you think gangs became such a presence in the tenements?
•Why did Jacob Riis think that young men joined these gangs?
•What kinds of help were available to tenement dwellers? Was it enough?
•What factors contributed to such a difficult situation?
•Why do you think gangs became such a presence in the tenements?
•Why did Jacob Riis think that young men joined these gangs?
•What kinds of help were available to tenement dwellers? Was it enough?