Early Twentieth-Century CA

Question 1

Q: From where did California derive its newest inhabitants

Answer 1

A: Mainly from the Midwest that led to a dramatic population increase.

Question 2

Q: What defined the “yellow peril?”

Answer 2

A: Japanese were imported in large numbers to work in agriculture. They displaced Anglo workers and resentment grew.
A: The San Francisco Board of Education segregated Caucasians and Orientals in 1905.
A: The resentment led to an international “Gentlemen’s Agreement” (1907).

Question 3

Q: What were Populist reforms aiming to accomplish?

Answer 3

A: To bring government closer to the people.

Question 4

Q: How did Hiram Johnson as progressive governor change California?

Answer 4

A: Twenty-three amendments were added to the California Constitution (1911).
A: Women were allowed to vote
A: The initiative, referendum, and recall became law

Question 5

Q: What abruptly halted the progress of the labor movement?

Answer 5

A: An anarchist bombing in Los Angeles (1910).