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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Where did the rich live?






2. Who made up the middle class?






3. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






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






5. What were the conditions of the tenements






6. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






7. What did the urban middle class depend on?






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






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






10. A reformer who founded the hull house






11. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






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






13. How long is a typical school day?






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






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






16. Where was the first subway built in 1897






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






18. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






19. Writer who used local color






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






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






22. Struggle to survive in slums






23. Planned Central Park in NY






24. A realistic Painter






25. When did Urbanization begin?

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






27. What grew from European Soccer?






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






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






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






31. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






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






33. These sold many products all under one roof






34. laws that set standards for construction and safety






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






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






37. These speech and habits of a particular region






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






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






40. High rates of babies dying






41. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






43. One Big Urban problem






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






45. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






46. Publisher who used yellow journalism






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






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






49. What are the 3 r's?

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