New York became the most populous urbanized area in the world in the early 1920s, overtaking London. The metropolitan area surpassed the 10 million mark in the early 1930s, becoming the first megacity in human history. The difficult years of the Great Depression saw the election of reformer Fiorello La Guardia as mayor and the fall of Tammany Hall after eighty years of political dominance. COUNT 5
QSN1 In the early 1920s, what was the second most highly populated city in the world? ANS1 London QSN2 What is the term for a city with a population of over 10 million? ANS2 megacity QSN3 Who was mayor of New York during the Great Depression? ANS3 Fiorello La Guardia QSN4 For about how many years did Tammany Hall control New York political life? ANS4 eighty QSN5 In the 1930s, New York City had more than 10 million people becoming the first what in history? ANS5 megacity