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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Brookly Bridge was built - First suburbs were created - Traffic and jammed streets.






2. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






4. How did a Building boom changes american cities






5. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






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






7. Who made up the middle class?






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






9. When did Urbanization begin?

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






11. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






12. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






13. Struggle to survive in slums






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






15. A realistic Painter






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






17. laws that set standards for construction and safety






18. A nine story department store built in 1902






19. What were the conditions of the tenements






20. Where did the rich live?






21. One Big Urban problem






22. Writer who used local color






23. Skyscrapers - Elevators got quicker






24. These speech and habits of a particular region






25. Planned Central Park in NY






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






27. How long is a typical school day?






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






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






30. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






31. What grew from European Soccer?






32. What did the urban middle class depend on?






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






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






35. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






36. Where was the first subway built in 1897






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






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






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






40. A reformer who founded the hull house






41. MLB banned these players when it started






42. Publisher who used yellow journalism






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






44. What are the 3 r's?

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






46. High rates of babies dying






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






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






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






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