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CHAP. 9

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.

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CHAP. 9

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  1. CHAP. 9

  2. War, 41 • CA $$$ • “promised land”

  3. $$$ • 1939, War • Demand Europe • CA industries • “second” Gold Rush

  4. Aircraft • Ships

  5. AGRICULTURE • Bracero • Guest workers

  6. ELECTRONICS • 1938 • D. Packard, B. Hewlitt • Innovation, creativity

  7. Pearl Harbor, 1941

  8. INTERNMENT • E.O. 9066: military areas for exclusion, ANY persons • Few Germans, Italians

  9. Relocated to camps • Poor food, unsanitary conditions

  10. ??? • Civil rights? • Nisei, American-born • Fishing industry (S.F.), high prices • Racist hysteria • 442nd most decorated

  11. BLACK MIGRATION • ?? • 1941: E.O. 8802 • Whites? “invasion” • Housing discrimination=existing Black communities

  12. ZOOT SUITS • 1943, servicemen looking for “hoodlums” • Blacks, Filipinos

  13. CULTURE • Music • Radio, clubs • “hillbilly,” country • Latin music • Fusion • Later: Santana

  14. FILM • After 48, monopoly broken • Filming “on location” • Diversify: T.V., recording

  15. MINORITIES • Blacks, Mexicans • ++ jobs • ++middle class

  16. POPULATION • +++ • 1962, CA most populous

  17. HOUSING • Demand ++ • Housing “tracts” • Beyond cities

  18. SUBURBS • Shopping • Camping, skiing • Sports venues

  19. Roads, freeways • Further segregation • “ghettoization”

  20. INEQUALITIES • White flight • Jobs, taxes – • Cities: resources, infrastructure – • 1965: 85% Latinos in ethnic enclaves, barrios

  21. CULTURE • Rebellion • “Beats” • Conformity? • Playboy

  22. CONSUMERISM • T.V. ++ • McDonalds, Disneyland • “California Dream” • Forefront

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