1. CaliforniaKevin starr By: Heather Vaught History 141

2. Chap.8 Through the Great Depression 1930s- The Great Depression came about in Southern California, especially is the bay area of San Francisco. 1870s- Family farms were built and required severe labor. This helped create jobs for many citizens. 1880s- A refrigerated railroad car helped develop California into an agricultural state. 1893- Another Depression struck the Nation. 1870s and 1890s represented a setback for labor movement. Teamsters Union held a city wide strike called the General Strike of 1901.

4. They are also known as “the wobblies”.

5. The IWW looked to the United States workers to establish an ideal society. They wanted to create a socio political legal system.

6. By 1909, the wobblies were in San Francisco, L.A.. Redlands, and Holtville.

7. 1912- they tried to take on San Diego but instead were pulled off trains by cops and taken into custody.

8. 1913- 2,800 people fled to Ralph Durst Ranch in desperate search of work.

9. Ralph Durst paid very low and required his workers to buy their own food and water.

11. Cesar Chaves founded the National Farm Workers Union in 1964.

12. Cesar joined the Filipino grape pickers and with them he led the huelga (strike).

13. California had a tendency to except low pay rates . Cesar and the huelga thought very differently.

16. Immigration was said to be one of the more major issues.

17. Arguments came about regarding the corruption of illegal immigrants. Also, that immigrants were costing Americans a great deal of money.

18. July 20, 1995, Ward Connerly ended race and gender based preferences. However, this was not effective in Los Angeles and the bay area of San Francisco.

21. Caucasian- 35%

22. Hispanic- 45%

23. Asian- 10%

24. Indian- .5%