What did newspapers like the World and the New York Journal do to gain readers?

Put sensationalized stories on the front page

Why did early city planners and architects build skyscrapers?

Provide more space to the people moving to cities

What did ‘muckrakers’ or journalists like Nellie Bly try to do?

Raise awareness about social causes

What was one goal of the Realist group of writers?

Bring to light issues such as poverty

Why did newspapers not take a stance on women’s rights?

They thought they’d anger and lose readers

Why did writers like Mark Twain use local color in their writing?

Authentic setting and poking fun

What was the significance of the Chautauqua Society?

Everyone could attend and learn at these camps

Why did sports become so popular during this time period?

People needed places to socialize/let off steam

How did entertainment unite Americans?

A popular culture was created and shared by everyone

How did American education change in the late 1800s?

Both accessibility and compulsory years of education

Due to the increase in population, traffic became a problem in cities. What was done to help decongest city streets?

New transportation was introduced (streetcars)

Why did the number of American newspapers grow rapidly?

More people became educated, more people moved to cities

What was the reasoning behind leaving open spaces, like Central Park, in cities?

It was believed that it would “calm city dwellers”

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1
a type of inexpensive, melodramatic novel of adventure
Expose novel
Paperback novel
Vaudeville novel
Dime novel
2
What did newspapers like the World and the New York Journal do to gain readers?
Made up fake headlines
Only reported on fashion and celebrity gossip
Print ‘limited edition’ copies for the best customers
Put sensationalized stories on the front page
3
things that relate to the parish connected with a particular church.
Ragtime
Parochial
Catholic
Suburb
4
Why did early city planners and architects build skyscrapers?
To compete against other cities by making taller and taller buildings
To make cities look more interesting and elegant
Give people more opportunities for high paying jobs
Provide more space to the people moving to cities
5
What did ‘muckrakers’ or journalists like Nellie Bly try to do?
Raise awareness about social causes
Write realistic novels on the ‘Wild West’
Make big business owners look bad
Make people laugh with memes
6
How did schools prepare people for jobs in business and industry?
All of the above
Students were taught how to be productive and ethical citizens
Students were taught obedience and discipline
Students learned the ‘3 Rs’
7
Why were department stores considered a new way to shop?
All of the above
Everything could be purchased at one store
Mass-advertisements were used to capture customer’s attention
Prices were fair or cheaper
8
What was one goal of the Realist group of writers?
Spread a new genre of music, ragtime
Bring to light issues such as poverty
Showcase the rich and famous
Provide muckrakers with a specific style of writing
9
Why did newspapers not take a stance on women’s rights?
They actually did, it was just printed in code
They didn’t think women cared
They didn’t think it was ‘newsworthy’
They thought they’d anger and lose readers
10
a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts.
Yellow journalism
True crime writing
Parochial journalism
Red journalism
11
Why did writers like Mark Twain use local color in their writing?
To ensure that local readers knew what characters were saying
Authentic setting and poking fun
Poke fun at serious issues to make them for accessible
Provided a authentic setting
12
Upton Sinclair wrote an expose on asylums.
True
False
13
What industry did Thomas Edison’s phonograph create?
Banking
Music
Telephone
Retail
14
What was the significance of the Chautauqua Society?
These camps were segregated by social class
Only white, Protestant boys could attend these camps
Only women were allowed to attend the gatherings
Everyone could attend and learn at these camps
15
Why did sports become so popular during this time period?
No one knows
New sports like rugby and cricket were invented
People needed places to socialize/let off steam
People had more free time
16
How did entertainment unite Americans?
Vaudeville was liked by everyone, no matter what class
A popular culture was created and shared by everyone
Entertainment did the opposite because there are so many genres of music
It created circuses and people bonded over clowns
17
A variety show made popular in the late 1800s that included comedians, song-and-dance routines, and acrobats.
Suburb
Ragtime
Vaudeville
Circus
18
How did American education change in the late 1800s?
It became more widely accessible
Some states required certain years of education
Both accessibility and compulsory years of education
School became more expensive
19
What alternative to traditional schools were created during this time period?
Winter camps
Night school
Montessori schools
Manual training schools
20
Due to the increase in population, traffic became a problem in cities. What was done to help decongest city streets?
The government urged people to walk more
Automobiles were completely banned
People relied on underground tunnels
New transportation was introduced (streetcars)
21
Women gained the right to vote in 1890.
True
False
22
Which urban innovation was most closely linked to the growth of suburbs?
Apartment buildings
Skyscrapers
Streetcars
Department stores
23
a period of education that is required of all people and is imposed by the government
Colloquial education
Compulsory education
Sorority education
Voluntary education
24
Why did the number of American newspapers grow rapidly?
Big businesses bought up newspapers to spread their propaganda
More people became educated, more people moved to cities
The telephone could only spread news so far
A growing population of true crime enthusiasts
25
popular music of the late 1800s that had a lively, rhythmic sound
Vaudeville
Skyscraper
Jazz
Ragtime
26
Residential area on the outskirts of a city
Suburb
Skyscraper
Gated Community
Tenement
27
What technology increased in popularity as a result of skyscrapers?
Telephone and elevators
Elevators and steel frames
Steel frames and indoor plumbing
Telephones and electric lights
28
What was the reasoning behind leaving open spaces, like Central Park, in cities?
It was believed that it would “calm city dwellers”
Open space would reduce diseases like Tuberculosis and Typhoid
People still needed space to raise livestock in cities
The land was too swampy in most cities, so skyscrapers could not be built

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