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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
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1. The growth of cities: the movement of people from rural areas or elsewhere to the cities






2. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






3. These speech and habits of a particular region






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






5. Publisher who used yellow journalism






6. One Big Urban problem






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






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






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






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






11. Where did the rich live?






12. Struggle to survive in slums






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






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






15. What were the conditions of the tenements






16. A reformer who founded the hull house






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






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






19. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






20. How did a Building boom changes american cities






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






22. Who made up the middle class?






23. Planned Central Park in NY






24. A realistic Painter






25. A nine story department store built in 1902






26. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






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






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






29. What are the 3 r's?

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30. laws that set standards for construction and safety






31. How long is a typical school day?






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






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






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






35. Where was the first subway built in 1897






36. When did Urbanization begin?

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37. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






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






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






40. What grew from European Soccer?






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






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






43. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






45. Writer who used local color






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






47. What did the urban middle class depend on?






48. MLB banned these players when it started






49. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






50. Two reasons african americans moved to cities