People
What is Anna Louise Strong known for?
Daughter of a pastor who left Seattle and Christianity moving to NY, USSR and China to promote communism.
What is Camp Lewis?
One of the largest and most important military bases in the country named after Meriwether Lewis, 100,000 men trained for WWI, now known as Lewis-McChord.
How did bootleggers and speakeasies begin?
1914 -1919 alcohol was outlawed, bootleggers illegally made and sold liquor and smuggled in from Canada. Speakeasies were illegal saloons.
How did WWI start?
The loss of American lives and property when German submarines began sinking American ships in the N Atlantic
How did America get involved with WWII?
On Dec. 7, 1941 Japan struck naval and air bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Congress declared war on Japan and all its partners (Axies)
What is Mark Matthews remembered for?
Presbyterian pastor who taught firmly the Bible is God's actual word, fighting against corruption, improving communities and turning many youth to Christ.
What was the first road paved in the Northwest?
Columbia River Highway
How did the Centralia Massacre take place?
Nov. 11, 1919 war veterans from the American Legion marching in parade celebrating the anniversary of the end of WWI were attacked by Wobblies killing 4 and crowd ransacked and burned Wobbly office, leader hung, Wobblies lost influence.
How did the war increase demand for ships?
Wooden ships ordered by Britain and France were small and got damaged easily,so US gov. invested millions to help build huge steel shipbuilding plants.
Who opened shipyards in Portland and Vancouver to help the war effort?
Henry Kaiser employed over 120,000 workers, 2/3 the city's work force.
Who was NW most famous native son of the 20th century and why was he famous?
Bing Crosby known for being the greatest entertainer, a radio, television and movie star, with 1,700 songs and 55 films, including White Christmas.
On October 29, 1929 the stock prices fell sharply and collapsed leading to what time period?
Great Depression, more that 300,000 workers lost their jobs.
How did the Spanish Flu break out?
Brought back from Europe at the end of WW1 by American soldiers killing 700,000 people,
50,000 died fighting war.
How did labor shortage create rights for workers?
As men left to fight in the war, the demand for workers increased and could insist on better pay and working conditions.
How did Boeing become a strong company through the war?
They invented and built the B-17 making 12,000. Then the Super Fortress which flew higher and faster than any plane its size.
Why was Rosie the Riveter?
She represented the women in WWII that worked in factories and shipyards, 1/4 women, Boeing 46%
What were Hoovervilles and why and where did they first start?
Named after Herbert Hoover, who everyone blamed the depression on. They were also called Shantytowns(homeless shelter areas)
How did Boeing begin?
William Boeing, a Seattle businessman owned a lumber company and large tracts of timberland, furniture factory and boatyard. Came up with better designed airplane before WWI and Navy placed order, low price due to owning own Spruce trees.
How did the labor unions gain popularity and strength?
With work slow downs, strikes and violence increased demanding decent wages and safer working conditions.
What were the Japanese Internment camps and how did they get started?
Rumors circulated that the Japanese Americans planned to spy for America and commit acts of sabatoge after the Pearl Harbor attack. President Roosevelt ordered all Japanese ancestry to internment camps.
What was Franklin Roosevelt known for?
President in 1932Pledging to end the Great Depression with the New Deal creating The Civilian Conservation Corps employing thousands of unemployed men to make trails, campgrounds, parks and government projects
Describe the Grand Coulee Dam and the Columbia Basin Reclamation Project
A dangerous, yet profitable project which was the most powerful dam ever built at the time generating electricity for the area and WWIII as well as irrigating the surrounding area.
How did the Seattle General Strike cause a distrust of unions?
Two months after the war ended, shipyard workers in Seattle went on strike urged by Wobblies(IWW) where 100,000 people refused to work. 1,500 soldiers came to maintain order, peaceful, no goals or strategy to end, accomplished nothing.
Who were the Wobblies?
Members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) who sought to do away with capitalism and private property rights wanting govt. control. They used street speaking demonstrations to gain support to unionize.
What role did Hanford have in ending WWII?
Albert Einstein, a refugee from Hitler's Germany urged President Roosevelt to launch The Manhattan Project, a top secret program to build an atomic bomb.