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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What are the 3 r's?

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






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






4. What did the urban middle class depend on?






5. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






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






7. Writer who used local color






8. Where was the first subway built in 1897






9. High rates of babies dying






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






11. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






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






13. laws that set standards for construction and safety






14. How did a Building boom changes american cities






15. A nine story department store built in 1902






16. MLB banned these players when it started






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






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






19. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






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






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






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






23. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






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






25. These speech and habits of a particular region






26. Where did the rich live?






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






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






29. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






30. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






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






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






34. Planned Central Park in NY






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






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






37. Struggle to survive in slums






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






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






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






41. Publisher who used yellow journalism






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






43. What were the conditions of the tenements






44. A realistic Painter






45. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






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






47. One Big Urban problem






48. These sold many products all under one roof






49. A reformer who founded the hull house






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