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Chapter 8, Section 4

Read pages 314-321

1. How did urban planners meet the need of city dwellers for recreational activities?

2. How did bicycle riding change women’s lives?

3. Why did leisure activities become so popular in the late 1800s?

4.     Identify: Vaudeville, Ragtime. Why was vaudeville popular at the turn-of-the-century?

5.     How did early motion pictures reflect the climate in the US in the early 20th century?

6.     Who are the two publishers associated with the World and the Journal newspapers? How did they lure readers?

7.     How did American methods of selling change at the turn of the century?