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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Andrew Carnegie believed in this teaching; it called upon successful member of society to help the poor






2. Publisher who used yellow journalism






3. What grew from European Soccer?






4. Was a school for grown up' - and was in the summer. created in 1874






5. Planned Central Park in NY






6. Writer who used local color






7. How did a Building boom changes american cities






8. A variety show that included comedians - acrobats and other performances






9. These sold many products all under one roof






10. How long is a typical school day?






11. A reporter who pretended to be insane to write entries about mental hospitals






12. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






13. Created first modern mass circulation newspaper (New York World)






14. A type of school that is sponsored by the Church






15. A six or seven story building that was divided in to smaller buildings






16. Struggle to survive in slums






17. In 1860 - 1 out of how many people lived in cities?






18. These were tall building that were supported by a lightweight steel frame






19. A nine story department store built in 1902






20. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






21. These people moved from the rural south for job opportunities and to escape Jim Crow Laws






22. Who made up the middle class?






23. The growth of cities: the movement of people from rural areas or elsewhere to the cities






24. What did the urban middle class depend on?






25. High rates of babies dying






26. Where did the rich live?






27. A style of writing and art that tried to depict life just as it was






28. laws that set standards for construction and safety






29. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






30. News reporting that is often biased or false; it also sensationalized headlines and stories to boost sales






31. One Big Urban problem






32. What were the conditions of the tenements






33. Where was the first 9 story skyscraper built and why?






34. MLB banned these players when it started






35. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






36. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






37. Writer who exposed poor living conditions in inner cities/slums






38. In 1890 - 1 out of how many people lived in cities?






39. A reformer who founded the hull house






40. What was the most popular sport in the nation?






41. Where was the first subway built in 1897






42. These speech and habits of a particular region






43. A religious organization that organized social activities and helped jewish immigrants: Christians also had a similar organization






44. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






45. An author who wrote realistic stories about the wilderness such as 'White Fang'






46. A realistic Painter






47. What was the biggest killer in tenements (Infant Mortality)






48. These required children to attend School: These were passed mainly in the north.






49. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






50. Built and designed a 3 arches across Mississippi river at St. Louis






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