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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the 3 r's?

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2. Planned Central Park in NY






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






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






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






6. Where was the first subway built in 1897






7. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






8. laws that set standards for construction and safety






9. Where did the rich live?






10. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






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






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






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






14. How long is a typical school day?






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. One Big Urban problem






22. Who made up the middle class?






23. What grew from European Soccer?






24. What did the urban middle class depend on?






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






26. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






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






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






29. Struggle to survive in slums






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






31. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






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






33. High rates of babies dying






34. How did a Building boom changes american cities






35. Writer who used local color






36. A reformer who founded the hull house






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






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






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






40. MLB banned these players when it started






41. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






42. What were the conditions of the tenements






43. A nine story department store built in 1902






44. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






45. These sold many products all under one roof






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






47. A realistic Painter






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






49. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






50. When did Urbanization begin?

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