chap. 9
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CHAP. 9. War, 41 CA $$$ “promised land”. $$$. 1939, War Demand Europe CA industries “second” Gold Rush. Aircraft Ships. AGRICULTURE. Bracero Guest workers. ELECTRONICS . 1938 D. Packard, B. Hewlitt Innovation, creativity . Pearl Harbor, 1941. INTERNMENT. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CHAP. 9
War, 41
CA $$$
“promised land”
$$$1939, War
Demand Europe
CA industries
“second” Gold Rush
Aircraft
Ships
AGRICULTUREBracero
Guest workers
ELECTRONICS 1938D. Packard, B. Hewlitt
Innovation, creativity
Pearl Harbor, 1941
INTERNMENTE.O. 9066: military areas for exclusion, ANY
persons
Few Germans, Italians
Relocated to camps
Poor food, unsanitary conditions
???Civil rights?
Nisei, American-born
Fishing industry (S.F.), high prices
Racist hysteria
442nd most decorated
BLACK MIGRATION??
1941: E.O. 8802
Whites? “invasion”
Housing discrimination=existing Black communities
ZOOT SUITS1943, servicemen looking for “hoodlums”
Blacks, Filipinos
CULTUREMusic
Radio, clubs
“hillbilly,” country
Latin musicFusion Later: Santana
FILMAfter 48, monopoly broken
Filming “on location”
Diversify: T.V., recording
MINORITIESBlacks, Mexicans
++ jobs
++middle class
POPULATION+++
1962, CA most populous
HOUSINGDemand ++
Housing “tracts”Beyond cities
SUBURBSShopping
Camping, skiing
Sports venues
Roads, freeways
Further segregation
“ghettoization”
INEQUALITIESWhite flight
Jobs, taxes –
Cities: resources, infrastructure –
1965: 85% Latinos in ethnic enclaves, barrios
CULTURERebellion
“Beats”Conformity?Playboy
CONSUMERISMT.V. ++
McDonalds, Disneyland
“California Dream”
Forefront