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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Writer who used local color






2. MLB banned these players when it started






3. Where did the rich live?






4. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






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






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






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






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






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






10. laws that set standards for construction and safety






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






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






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






14. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






15. Planned Central Park in NY






16. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






17. What grew from European Soccer?






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






19. What were the conditions of the tenements






20. A reformer who founded the hull house






21. These sold many products all under one roof






22. High rates of babies dying






23. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






24. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






25. What are the 3 r's?


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






27. Publisher who used yellow journalism






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






29. A realistic Painter






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






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






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






33. Where was the first subway built in 1897






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






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






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






37. When did Urbanization begin?


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






39. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






41. How did a Building boom changes american cities






42. How long is a typical school day?






43. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






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






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






46. Struggle to survive in slums






47. These speech and habits of a particular region






48. Who made up the middle class?






49. What did the urban middle class depend on?






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