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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Brookly Bridge was built - First suburbs were created - Traffic and jammed streets.






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






3. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






4. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






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






6. A realistic Painter






7. Writer who used local color






8. What did the urban middle class depend on?






9. Struggle to survive in slums






10. Planned Central Park in NY






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






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






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






14. laws that set standards for construction and safety






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






16. Publisher who used yellow journalism






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






18. A reformer who founded the hull house






19. How long is a typical school day?






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






21. What were the conditions of the tenements






22. These speech and habits of a particular region






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






24. Where did the rich live?






25. How did a Building boom changes american cities






26. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






27. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






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






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






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






31. Who made up the middle class?






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






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






34. MLB banned these players when it started






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






36. These sold many products all under one roof






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






38. A nine story department store built in 1902






39. What are the 3 r's?

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40. Where was the first subway built in 1897






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






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






43. High rates of babies dying






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






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






46. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






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






48. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






49. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






50. One Big Urban problem






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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