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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
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1. How long is a typical school day?






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






3. A realistic Painter






4. What grew from European Soccer?






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






6. MLB banned these players when it started






7. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






8. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






9. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






10. A reformer who founded the hull house






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






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






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






14. Who made up the middle class?






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






16. laws that set standards for construction and safety






17. High rates of babies dying






18. Where did the rich live?






19. Where was the first subway built in 1897






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






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






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






23. A nine story department store built in 1902






24. One Big Urban problem






25. Writer who used local color






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






27. Struggle to survive in slums






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






29. These sold many products all under one roof






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






31. What were the conditions of the tenements






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






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






34. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






36. Publisher who used yellow journalism






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






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






39. How did a Building boom changes american cities






40. These speech and habits of a particular region






41. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






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






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






44. What did the urban middle class depend on?






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






46. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






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






48. What are the 3 r's?


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






50. When did Urbanization begin?