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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Built and designed a 3 arches across Mississippi river at St. Louis






2. A reformer who founded the hull house






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






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






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






6. These sold many products all under one roof






7. Publisher who used yellow journalism






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






9. Where was the first subway built in 1897






10. Writer who used local color






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






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






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






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






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






16. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






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






19. High rates of babies dying






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






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






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






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






24. When did Urbanization begin?

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25. Planned Central Park in NY






26. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






27. laws that set standards for construction and safety






28. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






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






30. How long is a typical school day?






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






32. How did a Building boom changes american cities






33. What are the 3 r's?

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






35. Who made up the middle class?






36. MLB banned these players when it started






37. Struggle to survive in slums






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






39. What grew from European Soccer?






40. Where did the rich live?






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






42. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






43. What did the urban middle class depend on?






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






45. A nine story department store built in 1902






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






47. What were the conditions of the tenements






48. One Big Urban problem






49. These speech and habits of a particular region






50. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments