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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
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1. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






3. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






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






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






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






7. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






8. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






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






10. Who made up the middle class?






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






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






13. Struggle to survive in slums






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






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






16. Writer who used local color






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






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






19. How long is a typical school day?






20. MLB banned these players when it started






21. Where was the first subway built in 1897






22. What are the 3 r's?

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23. Planned Central Park in NY






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






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






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






27. These speech and habits of a particular region






28. What grew from European Soccer?






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






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






31. High rates of babies dying






32. A realistic Painter






33. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






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






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






36. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






37. How did a Building boom changes american cities






38. A reformer who founded the hull house






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






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






41. laws that set standards for construction and safety






42. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






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






44. Publisher who used yellow journalism






45. A nine story department store built in 1902






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






47. What were the conditions of the tenements






48. These sold many products all under one roof






49. When did Urbanization begin?

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







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