This document summarizes trends in urbanization and the rise of major cities around the world from the 1800s to today. It discusses the growth of New York, other US cities, and cities globally like Paris, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, and Dubai. It also outlines the westward expansion and settlement of the US, including the forced relocation of Native Americans, and periods of immigration and racial tensions. Finally, it discusses the rise of "knowledge cities" and global hubs of innovation and economic activity like London, New York, and cities in Asia, noting they now account for a large share of the world's economy.

1. Urbanization

2. New York…the unrivaled capital?Silicon Valley: Cisco Systems, Intel, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and Microsoft

3. Yahoo.com

4. Amazon.comErie CanalTelephone

5. Television

6. Motion picturesWest coast meets East coast

7. The Rise of Great and Greater CitiesParisBrazil: Sao PauloShanghaiMoscowDubaiThe United States:New York, Chicago,and Los AngelesTokyoIndia: Mumbai,Bangalore,and HyderabadLondonBeijingSeoul, Singapore,and Hong Kong

8. Manifest DestinyDuring 1800s until the 1900s pioneers were heading West to the new land.

9. The white settlers were surprised to see “settlers” already inhabiting the land…Indians!

10. In 1830, the US gov’t decided to confine the Indians to reservations.

11. Indians that were unrelenting to move or adapt (assimilation) were slaughtered.CONQUERING the WEST

12. The Great Transatlantic MigrationsBetween 1870 and 1914 the United States began to receive the largest amount of foreigners it had ever received…over 23 million!!!IrishGermanItalian

13. NegroAmerica?Post WWI brought hope to Black America with the promise of sharecropping: a system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land (e.g., 50% of the crop).

14. Post war efforts were thwarted by white America who saw the changes as a threat. This began a period of segregation and violence as blacks fought back.

15. The Garvey Movement: An urge to convince those of African descent to move back to Africa; led by Marcus Garvey Jr.sharecroppingMarcus Mosiah GarveyRACE RIOTS of 1917 - 19

16. Foreign Policy100 cities account for 30% of the world’s economy, and almost all of its innovation!A new category of “mega city” is emerging around the world…the “knowledge city!”“knowledge city”: A city that has been purposefully designed to encourage the nurturing of collective knowledge.Knowledge cities: London, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Moscow, India, Beijing, Brazil, Tokyo, Seoul

17. Foreign PolicyWhere next for Uncle Sam?