Came to find jobs Group together with other immigrants to€¦ · Reformers who wanted better...
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Came to find jobs
Group together with other immigrants to
cope with the isolation of being strangers
Jobs- got paid less, or could find no job
Who did you let come to Utah?
Country: Colombia
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Occupation: Musician
Marital Status: Single
Other: Pregnant
Country: China
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Occupation: Military
Marital Status: Single
Other: dishonorable discharge from the
military
Country: Germany
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Occupation: Student
Family: Father, Mother, & Sister
Other: Jewish, Parents former criminals
Country: Greece
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Occupation: Law Enforcement
Marital Status: Single
Other: Healthy
Country: Germany
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Occupation: Politician
Marital Status: Married
Other: Does not drink or smoke
Country: Japan
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Occupation: Student
Family: Single Mother
Other: 2011 Pokémon Tournament World
Champion
1910 Mexican Revolution caused thousand to
leave
Majority- worked in mines, mills, railroads, or
seasonal migrant worker
Mexican colonias (communities)
Came to work in mines
1st unmarried men, later Greek brides
were sent to Utah
Greek Orthodox Churches built in Salt
Lake
A lot stayed after working on the railroad
Others worked in mines or set up small
businesses
Mines- 800 @ Bingham, 1,000 @ Helper & Price
Most were farm laborers
› Utah celery & tomato crops, and sugar beet
industry became dependent on Japanese
52 families started community near
Gunnison, UT (central UT)
Colony failed- poor land, lack of water
Only 12 families stayed and became
chicken farmers
Discrimination in Utah
› Lower wages
› Mixed race couple could not get a marriage
license
› Could only live in certain parts of town
› Not admitted to Lagoon, most restaurants or
hotels
› Ku Klux Klan
Electric trains- main source of
transportation until cars
1896 Utah begins using electricity
› Streetlights, mines, city businesses, and then
to homes
› Rural areas had to wait a long time for
electricity
Copper, Coal, Silver, & Gold
Smelter- a place where metal is
separated from rock, usually by heat.
Daniel Jackling
› founder of Utah Copper Company (Kennecott)
› Developed the open-pit mining method
Natural Bridges National Monument (1st)
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument
Zion National Park (1st)
To provide more water in Utah County they build a concrete tunnel over 3 miles long to connect the water from the Strawberry river to the Spanish Fork River
They had to create a dam which would cover a lot of land previously used for cattle grazing.
The land was taken from the Utes who had been renting it to ranchers for grazing…
Water shortage problems- dams built
National forests created- important watersheds
1908 Natural Bridges National Monument- 1st
national monument in Utah
1918 Zion National Park- Utah’s 1st national park
How did it start?
› Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
Who was fighting who?
› Triple Entente = UK, France, Russia
› The Central Powers= Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Why did the United States become
involved in an European War?
› Telegram to Mexico
Trench warfare
Airplane bombers
Tanks
Submarines
Machine gun
Gas warfare
The Machine Gun
was invented by
John Browning
from Utah
Frogs
and
Slugs
Trench Foot
In 1918 a deadly flu epidemic spread throughout the world.
More soldiers died from the influenza epidemic than in the trenches. Soldiers brought it home
Utah state health officer banned all public gatherings including church services.
Schools closed for 2-3 months
Street cars limited the number of riders
Business hours were shortened and no special sales could be held (No black Friday!!!)
Funerals were limited to 30 min and then down to 15 min.
Reformers who wanted better living conditions and better life for all Americans.
They wanted the government to help: › clean up the cities (sewers, gutters, paved streets)
› regulate air pollution
› Railroad charging high prices
› Safe food was a concern… there were no regulations.
They worked for laws preventing child labor,
and minimum wages for females.
Prohibition was the biggest outcome!
Progressive were against alcohol and
thought it was evil.
They tried to outlaw alcohol. They passed
Prohibition or the outlawing of consuming,
selling, or making alcohol nationally.
Prohibition was ratified in the 18th
Amendment to the Constitution.
Russia/USSR
Iceland
Norway
Hungary
Finland
Prohibition…
What are they
pouring down
the drain?
What message are
these women
sending?
Ancient Chinese and the ancient Aztecs
tried to impose prohibition in their lands?
Hindu law in India prohibits the use of
alcohol?
Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia
and Iran have prohibition as an
important part of their law today?
Farming
Mining
Smelters produced a smoke belt that polluted the
air, damaged crops and hurt animals. Farmers took
them to court and one-Murray smelter closed.
Labor movement- union to get better wages and
safer working conditions
I.W.W. (industrial workers of the World)… very
violent groups.
Joe Hill (Swedish immigrant) helped fight . Arrested
for murder… thousands tried to prevent his death…
he was executed by firing squad.
Mining labor unions formed to get higher
wages
Strike!
› Bingham canyon miners took guns to the
side of the mountain and dug trenches, so they could fire down on guards or
strikebreakers
› Father Lambrides convinced strikers to resolve with the Governor- miner shot and a
strikebreaker was killed
The miners wanted:
› Better Wages
› 8-10 hour work day
› Workers Compensation
Remember why Utah’s women first had
the right to vote???
In 1920 Women received the right to
vote with the passing of the 19th
amendment to the United States
Constitution.
Women’s fashion
before the 1920’s
The
Flapper
Men’s Fashion
Silent Movies vs.
Talking Pictures
Charlie Chaplin = Silent
The Jazz Singer is the
first Talking Picture
Is a silent movie really silent?
What is a “Talking Picture”?
Boxer Jack Dempsey
becomes the National
Heavyweight champ
of the 1920’s
Alma Richards is
the first Utahan
to receive an
Olympic Gold
Medal! Sweden
1912