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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Writer who used local color






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






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






4. Where was the first subway built in 1897






5. Planned Central Park in NY






6. What grew from European Soccer?






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






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






9. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






10. Where did the rich live?






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






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






13. A nine story department store built in 1902






14. How did a Building boom changes american cities






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






16. One Big Urban problem






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






18. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






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






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






21. Struggle to survive in slums






22. What were the conditions of the tenements






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






24. High rates of babies dying






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






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






27. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






28. A realistic Painter






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






30. These speech and habits of a particular region






31. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






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






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






34. A reformer who founded the hull house






35. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






36. What did the urban middle class depend on?






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






38. When did Urbanization begin?

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39. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






41. These sold many products all under one roof






42. What are the 3 r's?

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






44. Who made up the middle class?






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






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






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






48. How long is a typical school day?






49. laws that set standards for construction and safety






50. MLB banned these players when it started