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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. A realistic Painter






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






4. What were the conditions of the tenements






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






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






7. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






8. What did the urban middle class depend on?






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






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






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






12. One Big Urban problem






13. What grew from European Soccer?






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






15. These sold many products all under one roof






16. Where was the first subway built in 1897






17. A nine story department store built in 1902






18. Where did the rich live?






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






20. Writer who used local color






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






22. A reformer who founded the hull house






23. Struggle to survive in slums






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






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






26. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






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






29. Planned Central Park in NY






30. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






31. MLB banned these players when it started






32. laws that set standards for construction and safety






33. High rates of babies dying






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






35. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






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






37. When did Urbanization begin?

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






39. Who made up the middle class?






40. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






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






42. How long is a typical school day?






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






44. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






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






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






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






48. How did a Building boom changes american cities






49. These speech and habits of a particular region






50. What are the 3 r's?

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