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Cities And American Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Planned Central Park in NY






2. Publisher who used yellow journalism






3. Sent out traveling groups to educate people






4. Writer who used local color






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






6. A nine story department store built in 1902






7. A realistic Painter






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






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






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






11. These sold many products all under one roof






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






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






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






15. How did a Building boom changes american cities






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






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






18. Where was the first subway built in 1897






19. People that wanted to change - pressured city governments






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






21. Who made up the middle class?






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






23. How do Americans spend their leisure time?






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






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






26. How long is a typical school day?






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






28. These speech and habits of a particular region






29. High rates of babies dying






30. What are the 3 r's?

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31. When did Urbanization begin?

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32. What grew from European Soccer?






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






34. Struggle to survive in slums






35. One Big Urban problem






36. Where did the rich live?






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






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






39. laws that set standards for construction and safety






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






41. A reformer who founded the hull house






42. Two reasons african americans moved to cities






43. MLB banned these players when it started






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






45. An african american composer who helped make ragtime popular






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






47. What were the conditions of the tenements






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






49. Inexpensive paperback books that told adventure stories






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