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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Who made up the middle class?






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






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






4. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






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






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






7. Where did the rich live?






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






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






10. laws that set standards for construction and safety






11. A realistic Painter






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






13. These sold many products all under one roof






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






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






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






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






18. How did a Building boom changes american cities






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






20. MLB banned these players when it started






21. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






22. These speech and habits of a particular region






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






24. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






25. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






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






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






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






29. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






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






31. Publisher who used yellow journalism






32. Struggle to survive in slums






33. What did the urban middle class depend on?






34. A reformer who founded the hull house






35. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






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






37. What were the conditions of the tenements






38. High rates of babies dying






39. When did Urbanization begin?

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40. What are the 3 r's?

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41. Where was the first subway built in 1897






42. Writer who used local color






43. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






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






45. Planned Central Park in NY






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






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






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






49. How long is a typical school day?






50. One Big Urban problem