Gangs Questions for Histor 1212
assignment gangs qu\estions
1)what are the conditions like in the five points area? poverty, rampant crime, decadence and despair.
2)describe the role of public officials like the firefighter? firefighters took on the role of other officials meaning they did their job and ithers too
3)who are the natives? the irish
4)describe the racism sentiment of many people in new york city. include persecution, discrimination, hatred or fear of the Irish
great depression
1)describe conditions during the dust bowl? Extensive deep plowing of the virgin topsoil of the Great Plains and trapped moisture even during periods of drought and high winds.
2)besides drought and dust bowl what else plagued the farmers? jackrabbits and grass hoppers
3)what happened on black sunday?when a mountain of blackness swept across the High Plains and instantly turned a warm, sunny afternoon into a horrible blackness that was darker than the darkest night.
4)what diseases were caused by the dust? pneumonia 5)how many people left and where did most go?why dis others stay?
1/4 left, others when to Ca and the ones that stayed,stayed because they believed it would get better
ww1:us in ww1
1)how were german americans treated?
Many German Americans altered their names to sound more American during world war one because citizens of the US but are
German origins were treated as arch enemies with a lot of resentment and lacked faith in them.
2)what was the popular ww1 song? over there
3)describe conditions of the western front. it was harsh,food was scarce so exchanges were made instead of using money
4)describe different types of gas used. chlorine, phosgene, a mix of chlorine and phosgene, and mustard
war
1)what were the origins of the war?its origins in the Cuban Revolution of 1895. The U.S. government was initially neutral, but became concerned when the Spanish Governor began forcing thousands of citizens into concentration
1)what are the conditions like in the five points area? poverty, rampant crime, decadence and despair.
2)describe the role of public officials like the firefighter? firefighters took on the role of other officials meaning they did their job and ithers too
3)who are the natives? the irish
4)describe the racism sentiment of many people in new york city. include persecution, discrimination, hatred or fear of the Irish
great depression
1)describe conditions during the dust bowl? Extensive deep plowing of the virgin topsoil of the Great Plains and trapped moisture even during periods of drought and high winds.
2)besides drought and dust bowl what else plagued the farmers? jackrabbits and grass hoppers
3)what happened on black sunday?when a mountain of blackness swept across the High Plains and instantly turned a warm, sunny afternoon into a horrible blackness that was darker than the darkest night.
4)what diseases were caused by the dust? pneumonia 5)how many people left and where did most go?why dis others stay?
1/4 left, others when to Ca and the ones that stayed,stayed because they believed it would get better
ww1:us in ww1
1)how were german americans treated?
Many German Americans altered their names to sound more American during world war one because citizens of the US but are
German origins were treated as arch enemies with a lot of resentment and lacked faith in them.
2)what was the popular ww1 song? over there
3)describe conditions of the western front. it was harsh,food was scarce so exchanges were made instead of using money
4)describe different types of gas used. chlorine, phosgene, a mix of chlorine and phosgene, and mustard
war
1)what were the origins of the war?its origins in the Cuban Revolution of 1895. The U.S. government was initially neutral, but became concerned when the Spanish Governor began forcing thousands of citizens into concentration