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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Publisher who used yellow journalism






2. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






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






4. Writer who used local color






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






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






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






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






9. These speech and habits of a particular region






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






11. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






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






13. Who made up the middle class?






14. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






15. One Big Urban problem






16. How did a Building boom changes american cities






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






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






19. Where did the rich live?






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






21. What did the urban middle class depend on?






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






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






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






25. Planned Central Park in NY






26. A reformer who founded the hull house






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






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






29. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






30. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






32. Struggle to survive in slums






33. A nine story department store built in 1902






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






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






36. High rates of babies dying






37. How long is a typical school day?






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






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






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






41. laws that set standards for construction and safety






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






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






44. A realistic Painter






45. These sold many products all under one roof






46. MLB banned these players when it started






47. What were the conditions of the tenements






48. What grew from European Soccer?






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






50. Where was the first subway built in 1897