What was the primary impact of the 'City Beautiful' movement?
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Correct answer: It encouraged parks and public spaces to improve urban order and morality
Inspired by the 1893 World’s Fair, the movement sought to bring order and beauty to chaotic industrial cities. Architects believed that grand architecture and parks like Central Park would inspire civic virtue in the population.
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