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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Built and designed a 3 arches across Mississippi river at St. Louis






2. What were the conditions of the tenements






3. What are the 3 r's?

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4. These sold many products all under one roof






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






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






7. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






8. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






9. What grew from European Soccer?






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






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






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






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






14. How long is a typical school day?






15. Struggle to survive in slums






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






17. Publisher who used yellow journalism






18. Where did the rich live?






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






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






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






22. A realistic Painter






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






24. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






26. Writer who used local color






27. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






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






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






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






31. A nine story department store built in 1902






32. These speech and habits of a particular region






33. A reformer who founded the hull house






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






35. laws that set standards for construction and safety






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






37. How did a Building boom changes american cities






38. What did the urban middle class depend on?






39. When did Urbanization begin?

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






41. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






42. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






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






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






45. Planned Central Park in NY






46. One Big Urban problem






47. High rates of babies dying






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






49. MLB banned these players when it started






50. Who made up the middle class?