WA Cities
What important event, from 1896-1899, caused a tremendous growth in the wealth and population of Seattle?
Klondike Gold Rush
Whose farms and businesses were vandalized in the U.S. during WWI?
German Americans
Which important WA company was started in 1917?
Boeing.
What is a "monopoly" in business?
When one company controls an entire industry and can therefore control pricing and quality without competition.
What do we call the groups of people who form to fight for better working conditions? We still have them today, and Cascade teachers belong to one.
Labor unions.
Which WA city was first chosen for a transcontinental railroad terminal?
When did the Great War (World War I) take place, and where?
1914 - 1918 throughout Europe
When (during or after the war) did economic issues REDUCE discrimination, and when (during or after the war) did economic issues INCREASE discrimination against black, immigrant and female workers?
Reduced during war and increased after the war.
What was the "Political Machine"?
Groups of people working together to control government by promising people jobs, money, and other benefits.
What were women originally denied in the state constitution? Name TWO rights.
The right to vote and right to serve on a jury.
Name the four largest cities in our region.
Seattle, Portland, Spokane, Tacoma
When did the United States join the war?
1917
In the 1920's, Americans became mass consumers. 1) What does this mean? 2) How was this made possible? 3) What does "interest" have to do with this?
They bought more goods and services and saved less money. They used credit but had to pay interest.
What was the "Gilded Age" named for? Did it apply to everyone in our state/country?
It was named for gold, because some (very few) were getting very rich.
When did women receive the right to vote in WA State? When in the United States overall?
1910 - WA and 1920 - USA
You can still see portions of the original city of Seattle if you go on this famous tour.
Underground Seattle.
What was the purpose of the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918?
To stop people from criticizing the war in public.
After WWI, how did WA state residents suffer economically? List up to four examples for 100 points each.
No need for war-related supplies, unemployment rises, less demand for food (farmers bankrupt), less need for ships, lumber sales drop.
What is the political reform known as the "recall"?
A recall election (also called a recall referendum, recall petition or representative recall) is a procedure by which, in certain polities, voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before that official's term has ended.
What did lumber workers strike for and successfully receive during WWI?
An eight-hour workday.
Combination question:
100 - Where was the Klondike Gold Rush taking place?
100 - Why was this important for Seattle specifically?
100 - What was the 1,000 pound rule for Klondike miners?
200 - How did the Poor Man's Route differ from the Rich Man's Route?
In Canada's Yukon territory.
Seattle was the closest American port to the Yukon territory.
Each miner had to bring 1,000 pounds of food with them.
A string of journey by steamship, railroad, and on foot vs. one ship ride.
Why was it hard for the U.S. to remain neutral? Give three reasons.
European ancestry; German U-Boats attacked American ships; Germany tries to form alliance with Mexico.
List up to five ways WA state benefited economically during WWI (100 points each).
Demand for lumber, demand for WA state's crops, demand for workers after many men left to fight in Europe, demand for ships, demand for airplanes.
What did the Municipal League do?
Does it still exist?
It worked to ensure that government officials are qualified and end the "spoils" system. It still exists today to promote fair election processes.
100 - What was the purpose of the Progressive Movement?
200 - When did it exist?
200 - How many Constitutional Amendments did it win?
To fight corruption and spread justice
1890's to 1920's
Four