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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
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1. These required children to attend School: These were passed mainly in the north.






2. When did Urbanization begin?


3. laws that set standards for construction and safety






4. How did a Building boom changes american cities






5. What are the 3 r's?


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






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






8. High rates of babies dying






9. A realistic Painter






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






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






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






13. Writer who used local color






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






15. What grew from European Soccer?






16. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






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






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






19. A nine story department store built in 1902






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






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






22. Started in London: it spread christian teachings and offered help to the poor






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






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






25. These sold many products all under one roof






26. Planned Central Park in NY






27. How long is a typical school day?






28. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






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






30. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






31. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






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






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






34. Andrew Carnegie believed in this teaching; it called upon successful member of society to help the poor






35. Struggle to survive in slums






36. These speech and habits of a particular region






37. Brookly Bridge was built - First suburbs were created - Traffic and jammed streets.






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






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






40. What were the conditions of the tenements






41. Where did the rich live?






42. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






43. One Big Urban problem






44. Publisher who used yellow journalism






45. What did the urban middle class depend on?






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






47. Where was the first subway built in 1897






48. Who made up the middle class?






49. A reformer who founded the hull house






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