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.