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The speech patterns of a particular region.
Suburb
Vaudeville
Local Color
Parochial
2
Why did entertainment unite Americans?
It gave us a common culture.
So we all could insult band wagon Warrior fans.
It allowed for the Kardashian family to be famous.
Because it was just great.
3
Schools often run by a Church.
Realist
Parochial
Compulsory Education
Skyscraper
4
Why did the number of American newspapers grow rapidly?
Americans bought newspapers from newspaper boys.
The new newspapers provided comic strips.
The moment in history was more interesting than previous era
As education spread, so did demand for reading material.
5
How did city planners deal with traffic problems?
They invented flying cars.
Invention of the electric streetcar, subway and trains.
They used the same designs as during the medieval period.
We are still suffering from the same problem today.
6
How did American education change in the late 1800s?
Education was meant to prepare students for the workforce.
Compulsory Education decreased enrollment.
Science, Technology and Mathematics took control.
Students were only taught in one-room-schoolhouses.
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A marching band composer.
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Philip Sousa
John Wilkes Booth
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Newspaper owners that were often accused of yellow journalism.
Lee & Grant
Pulitzer & Hearst
Nelson & Grzywa
Twain & Crane
9
Was famous for writing over 100 dime novels.
Horatio Alger
Stephen Crane
Mark Twain
10
Where did the new immigrants come from?
South Sudan and Slovakia
Asia, Southern and Eastern Europe.
South America and Australia.
Alabama and Texas.
11
News reporting that was often biased or untrue that relies on sensational stories and headlines
Dime Novel
Yellow Journalism
Parochial
Local Color
12
Made the first rules for the game of basketball.
Red Grange
Babe Ruth
James Naismith
13
Why did nativists resent and distrust the new immigrants?
They thought immigrants would not fit into American culture.
Immigrants were terrorists.
Festivals of immigrants were too loud.
The food of immigrants was very odorous.
14
Identify two problems of growing cities.
The Warriors and Indians blew 3-1 leads.
Attacks on Nativists and African-Americans.
Tenements and terrorism dotted the city-scapes of the Era.
Garbage and pollution.
15
Wrote Huckleberry Finn and is considered the most popular realist author that used local color.
Stephen Crane
Mark Twain
Horatio Alger
16
Erected a bridge that crossed the Mississippi River at St. Louis.
James Eads
Scott Joplin
Horatio Alger
17
A variety show that includes comedians, songs, dances, and acrobats.
Local Color
Vaudeville
Suburb
Parochial
18
Identify the themes explored by realists in literature or art.
Realists wanted to portray the positive side of war.
Realists wanted to portray the harsh side of life.
Realists wanted to portray the happy-endings of life.
Realists wanted to portray life optimistically.
19
Laws that required children to attend school through sixth grade
Compulsory Education
Parochial
Skyscraper
Dime Novel
20
It is said that ( )’s Maple Leaf Rag was the most popular ragtime song in history.
James Eads
Mark Twain
Scott Joplin
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A residential area near or on the outskirts of the city.
Local Color
Parochial
Suburb
Vaudeville
22
Created one of the most successful department stores in New York City.
the Marx Brothers
R. H. Macy
Babe Ruth
23
What problems did immigrants face adjusting to life in the US?
Disappointment in lack of available arable tracts of land.
American Great Wall kept immigrants from entering.
The lack of tracksuits made it unbearable to workout.
Often torn between their old traditions and the American way
24
How did reformers work to ease the problems of the cities?
Putting the poor in certain neighborhoods.
Garbage collection and new waterways were created.
They worked with the mafia.
The construction of “freeways”.
25
Portrayed a mental patient to report on the atrocities at the mental asylum.
Dorothea Dix
Hillary Clinton
Nellie Bly
Susan B. Anthony
26
Describe immigrant neighborhoods in American cities.
Religion stood at the center of most immigrant neighborhoods
Immigrants and natives living in relative peace and harmony.
Godless, communist, anarchists scum centers.
Highly advanced technological hubs.
27
Describe two pull factors for immigration.
Freedom and Pogroms.
Freedom and jobs.
Revolution and cheap land in the US.
Revolution and scarcity of land.
28
What services did religious organizations provide for the urban poor?
You can get yourself clean. You can have a good meal.
Health care, education, and shelter.
Forced conversion therapies.
Housing and Urban Development.
29
The best known comedic group during the Vaudevillian Era was known as the
Rat Pack
Marx Brothers
Three Stooges
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A new type of music with a lively, rhythmic sound.
Realist
Local Color
Skyscraper
Ragtime
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A tall building with many floors supported by a light weight steel frame.
Ragtime
Realist
Skyscraper
Local Color
32
Identify two push factors for immigration.
Freedom and Pogroms.
Revolution and cheap land in the US.
Freedom and jobs.
Revolution and scarcity of land.
33
What sports became popular in the late 1800s?
Ragtime, Vaudeville, and Nickelodeons.
Football, baseball, and basketball.
Cricket, Curling, and Cross-fit.
My Lai, Racquetball, and Badminton.
34
How did new technology change the face of American cities during the late 1800s?
Skyscraper allowed for city-planners to build upward.
The Internet allowed for instant communication.
The faces of the poor became dirtier with more polution.
Flying cars.
35
Why did cities set up building codes?
Building codes set standards for safety and construction.
Building codes are unsafe.
They sounded like a good idea at the time.
Building codes allowed for increased government protections.
36
The Cherokee actor, known as the ‘Singing Cowboy’ was named
John Wayne
Mark Twain
Will Rogers
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Why did American cities grow rapidly in the late 1800s?
Americans came to the cities for jobs.
Growth of Vaudevillian Varieties and Nickelodeons
A wider variety of food to choose from.
All Major League Baseball Parks were in the cities.
