Instructions
HIS 125 (Chapters 16-23) Short answer/Essay Questions 10 points
Choose any two of the following to answer as fully as possible and identify which question(s) you are addressing. (5 points each). This assignment requires critical thinking/evaluation. Please do not reproduce textbook analysis. I am looking for your interpretation!
- How did supporters of the California Alien Land Act depict the situation in Florin? How true was that depiction?
- How did the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco benefit Chinese immigration?
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3. Describe the major accomplishments of urban reform movements in San Francisco and Los Angeles around the turn of the twentieth century.
4. Write an essay in which you examine progress in women’s rights in California from roughly 1870 to 1905. How did women organize themselves? What successes did they have?
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5.Examine the important details of major ethnic groups in California from 1900 to 1920. How were they treated? What work did they do? In what ways did they provide mutual support for members of their groups?
6. Write an essay in which you discuss the important economic and political reforms of the progressive era in California. Include an assessment of the actual impact of these reforms.
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7. Why was Los Angeles such a good place for Aimee Semple McPherson to establish her ministry?
8. What were the basic principles of Aimee Semple McPherson’s Foursquare Gospel?
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9. Water and power were essential for the development of Southern California. What were the major sources of both for the region?
10.The rapid expansion of automobile use starting in the 1920s had major effects on California. Write an essay in which you examine the effects of the auto on housing and settlement patterns, mass transit, and development of California’s highway system _______________________________________________________________________________________________
11. What were the important characteristics of the Depression in California? Which industries were hardest hit? How was employment affected? What did the unemployed do prior to the New Deal?
12.Why was the Central Valley Project built? What were its main components? Why was it so controversial?
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13. What was daily life like for the Japanese in the World War II relocation camps? How did they live? What did they eat? What about education, recreation, and social activities?
14. Examine the decision of the U.S. government to remove people of Japanese descent to camps. What factors led to the decision? How was the process authorized? How was it actually carried out?
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15. What were the problems and opportunities facing blacks, Hispanics, and Asians in World War II California?
16. World War II had a major impact on California women. How did the lives of many women change during the war? What did they do for work? How did they balance work with family life, plus likely dealing with spouses and family members fighting overseas?