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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
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1. A reporter who pretended to be insane to write entries about mental hospitals






2. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






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






5. How long is a typical school day?






6. Who made up the middle class?






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






8. What were the conditions of the tenements






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






10. What did the urban middle class depend on?






11. Writer who used local color






12. MLB banned these players when it started






13. Planned Central Park in NY






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






15. When did Urbanization begin?

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16. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






17. A reformer who founded the hull house






18. Where did the rich live?






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






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






21. High rates of babies dying






22. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






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






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






25. These speech and habits of a particular region






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






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






28. What grew from European Soccer?






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






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






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






32. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






33. How did a Building boom changes american cities






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






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






36. What are the 3 r's?

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37. Struggle to survive in slums






38. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






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






40. A realistic Painter






41. A nine story department store built in 1902






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






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






44. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






45. laws that set standards for construction and safety






46. One Big Urban problem






47. Publisher who used yellow journalism






48. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






49. These sold many products all under one roof






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







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