Terms Flashcards
Early movie houses called this
Nickelodeons
A name given to the movement that wanted to exclude immigrants
Nativists movement
Many of the newcomers to America were of these two religions
Jewish and catholic
Referred to as the building of commerce
Woolworth building
Birthplace of jazz
New Orleans
Why would Scott Joplin not have been asked to the metropolitan opera house
He was a jazz musician
When children went to schools to lean how to be part of the American society
Assimilation
The leading spokesperson for progressive education
John Dewey
College to train native Americans for future jobs
Carlisle university
This man’s generosity resulted in libraries
Andrew Carnegie
The author of luck and pluck
Alger
Famous college that was started by booker t. Washington
Tuskegee
Book written by mark twain
The gilded age
A book that criticized the rich Americans and their way of life while also criticizing the rest of America
The Gilded Age
The reporter that said that gangs were a byproduct of the tenements
Jacob Riis
A place where you could see dancing, singing, magic shows, and other acts
Vaudeville
A tactic that Hearst and Pulitzer used to attract more readers for their newspapers
Yellow journalism
The type of writing that Mark Twain and some other authors used.
Realism
He wrote about the joys and the sorrows of the rich
Wharton
He wrote Maggie and The Red Badge of Courage
Crane
He painted southern farmers and stormy sea scenes
Homer
The style of painting that decorates the classroom
Impressionism
Artist that painted warm scenes of southern families
Tanner
He made paintings one was called the whistler’s mother and another was called gray and black
Whistler
He painted the American west
Remington
Artist that painted hospital scenes
Eakins
Gave skyscrapers style former teacher
Sullivan
He designed and created Central Park
Olmstead
Created the first skyscraper
Jenney
Invented the first safety elevator
Otis
She used Impressionism
Mary cassette
Joplin’s most famous song
Maple leaf rag
Leisure time
Bycicling, baseball, basketball, football
Rich sports
Golf and tennis
Who invented basketball
Dr. James Naismith
