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Urban Technology -skyscrapers Louis Sullivan Frank L. Wright -bridges -electric transit systems -urban planning city parks Frederick Olmstead
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Inventions -first flight, 1903 Wright Brothers -air mail -printing revolutions -photography George Eastman Kodak camera -radio Nikola Tesla, Marconi
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Public Education -growth of public education -most city children could attend school -increase in high schools -few opportunities for minorities
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Higher Education -Morrill Act, 1862 -only small number of college students -change in the curriculum of colleges -emphasis on sciences and professional schools
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Literature and Art -realism Thomas Eakins Ashcan School -art galleries, public libraries -Samuel Clemens -Stephen Crane -Jack London -Dime Novels
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Leisure Time -Amusement Parks Coney Island, NY -bicycle craze -tennis -Hershey bars -Coca-Cola, Pepsi
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Leisure Time -Amusement Parks Coney Island, NY -bicycle craze -tennis -Hershey bars -Coca-Cola, Pepsi
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Sports/Entertainment -baseball -boxing -vaudeville, circus -ragtime music -motion pictures
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Sports/Entertainment -baseball -boxing -vaudeville, circus -ragtime music -motion pictures
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Sports/Entertainment -baseball -boxing -vaudeville, circus -ragtime music -motion pictures
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Mass Media -Dime Novels -Yellow journalism sensationalism promotions -Joseph Pulitzer -William Randolph Hearst
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Retail Revolution -shopping centers -special districts in urban areas -department stores -chain stores -advertising -mail order catalogs
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