California: Kevin StarrCalifornia: Kevin StarrCh 9 & Ch 13Ch 9 & Ch 13

Meggan BeneventiMeggan Beneventi

Chapter 9: War and Peace: Chapter 9: War and Peace: Garrison State and Suburban Garrison State and Suburban

GrowthGrowth• 1898- Spanish-American War 1898- Spanish-American War

established US as an Asia-established US as an Asia-Pacific powerPacific power

• Dec 7 1941- attack on Pearl Dec 7 1941- attack on Pearl Harbor sent American people Harbor sent American people into a panicinto a panic

• Immigration Act of 1924 Immigration Act of 1924 prohibited Japanese from prohibited Japanese from immigrating to the USimmigrating to the US

• The “yellow peril” and a The “yellow peril” and a “white California” followed the “white California” followed the panic and although President panic and although President Roosevelt initially was Roosevelt initially was appalled by the discrimination appalled by the discrimination of our Japanese friends he of our Japanese friends he later gave an executive order later gave an executive order for all Japanese in America to for all Japanese in America to be contained in relocation be contained in relocation camps for 3 plus years in camps for 3 plus years in camps.camps.

California ServicemenCalifornia Servicemen

• There was a large There was a large presence of military in presence of military in California during the California during the war. war.

• In L.A. film stars Bette In L.A. film stars Bette Davis and John Garfield Davis and John Garfield opened a USO center in opened a USO center in a building off Sunset, a building off Sunset, called the Hollywood called the Hollywood CanteenCanteen

• June 1943, Zoot Suit June 1943, Zoot Suit Riots arose between Riots arose between young servicemen and young servicemen and free Mexican-Americans free Mexican-Americans

Social Changes in CaliforniaSocial Changes in California

• Japanese were relocated to Japanese were relocated to containment camps, containment camps, Mexican-Americans were Mexican-Americans were being targeted by the being targeted by the military men, women began military men, women began working in the factories, working in the factories, and African-Americans and African-Americans were working in shipyards were working in shipyards where they were formerly where they were formerly not welcomed. not welcomed.

• The social structure was The social structure was completely changing in CA completely changing in CA during WWIIduring WWII

• After the war CA was faced After the war CA was faced with over population, and with over population, and housing shortages and housing shortages and traffic: between 1945 and traffic: between 1945 and 1947 more than a million 1947 more than a million people migrated to CA people migrated to CA

Chapter 13: Arnold! Chapter 13: Arnold! Stewardship or Squandered Stewardship or Squandered

LegacyLegacy• For its first 110 years, CA For its first 110 years, CA

was a Republican statewas a Republican state• Republicans and Republicans and

Democrats had similar Democrats had similar views on building CA views on building CA through public construction through public construction and public programsand public programs

• Second half of the 1900’s Second half of the 1900’s is looked as “dissent on is looked as “dissent on the Left Coast” in areas of the Left Coast” in areas of feminism, politics, feminism, politics, sexuality and personal sexuality and personal fulfillment, art, literature, fulfillment, art, literature, education, etceducation, etc

The Beat Movement and The Beat Movement and “Hippies”“Hippies”

• The Beat Movement of the The Beat Movement of the 1960’s was made up of a 1960’s was made up of a group of poets/writers who group of poets/writers who wanted out of a wanted out of a corporation-dominated corporation-dominated culture and considered to culture and considered to be radical conservativesbe radical conservatives

• UC Berkley campus had a UC Berkley campus had a resistance to the Vietnam resistance to the Vietnam War and in September 1964 War and in September 1964 a Free Speech Movement a Free Speech Movement eruptederupted

• In San Francisco a group In San Francisco a group calling themselves hippies calling themselves hippies challenged traditional challenged traditional values. THey attached values. THey attached symbols of peace and symbols of peace and friendship with widespread friendship with widespread drug usage drug usage

CaliforniaCalifornia

• Hundreds of millions of Hundreds of millions of dollars is spent by the gov’t dollars is spent by the gov’t in California goes to in California goes to emergency funding for emergency funding for natural disasters such as natural disasters such as earthquakes, severe storms earthquakes, severe storms like el nilike el niño, and massive ño, and massive brush fires.brush fires.

• High expectations on gov’t, High expectations on gov’t, dependency on state gov’t dependency on state gov’t by local gov’t, debt services by local gov’t, debt services provided by the state, the provided by the state, the energy crisis and other gov’t energy crisis and other gov’t services all caught up with services all caught up with CA in 2003 with a $38 billion CA in 2003 with a $38 billion dollar shortfall in revenuedollar shortfall in revenue

• Arnold Schwarzenegger was Arnold Schwarzenegger was an immigrant elected to an immigrant elected to govern an immigrant state govern an immigrant state

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