Lumber Industry
Why was lumber important to Michigan?
People could use it to build houses
The Great Lakes can transport the lumber
It brought jobs tot he area
Who created the first car company from MI?
Ransom E. Olds
What is the Great Migration?
People coming from out of state to Michigan to work
What was the sitdown strike?
People sat down and refused to work to protest unfair working conditions.
How did Michigan contribute to the civil rights movement?
Detroit Walk of Freedom
What is another name for the big boom in the lumber industry when many people came here to work?
The Green Gold Rush
What was the first automobile that Ford created that could be fixed just using a screwdriver and pliers?
The Model T
How did Michigan help in WW1 and WW2
Soldiers from MI went to fight
Copper and iron were used to make supplies
Car factories produced tanks
Women volunteered
Children helped on the farms
How did Michigan contribute to World War 2
Factories made war supplies
Women worked factory jobs
Rationing
What is segregation?
The separation of people due to race.
Why did they choose to set up logging camps by rivers?
The water helps move logs easily.
How did the auto industry cut costs for efficiency?
Assembly Line
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is rationing?
Every citizen was only allowed to purchase a certain amount of a good or service so that the remaining amounts could be used for the war effort.
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. first give his "I have a dream" speech?
Detroit, Michigan
What was a negative effect of logging?
deforestation
How does an assembly line work?
Each person has one job they do and then they pass it onto the next person.
What was the stock market crashed it caused
The Great Depression
What did they use to fill life vests for WWII?
Mild weed pod fibers
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
This piece of federal legislation provided protection from discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin.
What were the people called that helped float logs down the river?
River hogs
What are 3 effects of Henry Ford raising the pay of his factory workers to $5.00 per day.
Motivation to work for him
Able to buy cars
Great Migration to MI
What was created in the New Deal to help Michigan
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
Who helped build the B-24 bombers?
people under 5 feet tall
Is segregation legal today?
no