CALIFORNI HISTORY SYLLABUS SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE INTRODUCTION Thiz outtine iz pAepaked az a genekat guide Oh thoze taking HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA, TV - 37b. It zhoutd azzizt them in 4ottowing the pkogkamz and give them adequate tekkencez 4ok a good Aeading backgkound. No e44okt haz been made to tizt att the 4ine Aekkencez in the di44ekent akeaz o4 Cati4oknia hiztoky. The ztudent iz ukged to do 4ukthek kezeakch in hiz akea o4 intek- ezt and he witt 4ind that Bean, Rate, and Wood, Buzh and McComb, att have excettent bibtiogkaphiez. Many o.4 theze te4eAence4 witt be 4ound in the tibtaky at Data Cottege, the Stockton Pubtic Libkaty and youA own community tibkany. FOh MO/St 04 the -top-Lcz oun textbook Bean, Watton; Cati4oknia an InteAptetive HiztoAy, witt give adequate in4okma- tion. The Cati4oknia Stoty iz an even moke tecent pubtication and witt be heep4we. The ztudy guide haz been divided into thikty-two topicz with each topic to be pAezented in appkoximatety a hat4 houk on the auk. Thoze kegizteting in the coukze 4oA ckedit zhoutd nead the textbook cake4utty az outeined in the guide and zhoutd 'Lead az much az pozzibZe .6AOM othek zoukcez. Pteaze keep a kecokd and wkite a zummaty o a.0 the cottatekat Aeading that you do. Thiz neading zhoutd be tepokted at the end o4 the zerneztek. The mid-tekm and 4inat examination witt be bazed on the matekiat in the textbook and that ptezented in the Zectukez. CALIFORNIA HISTORY STUDY GUIDE A tetecomse in CaZi4oAnia Histony obiaed by SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE in coopenation with KOVR, Channel 13 R. Coke Wood, Ph.D. Comse No. HiztoAy TV - 376 0kdne4day4 and FAiday4 HOWLS: 6:30 to 7:00 A.M. Station: KOVR, Channel 13, Stockton and Sacnamento CALIFORNIA HISTORY, TV-37b Table of Contents TOPICS: I.THE FLIGHT AGAINST MONOPOLIES II.THE SANTA FE ENTERS CALIFORNIA III.THE BOOM OF THE EIGHTIES IV.THE RISE OF CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE V. CULTURE, LITERATURE AND EDUCATION VI. THE RUEF RING LEADS TO REFORM VII. THE LINCOLN - ROOSEVELT LEAGUE VIII.HIRAM JOHNSON AND REFORMS IN STATE GOVERNMENT IX.POLITICS IN THE 1920'S AND 1930'S X. THE AGE OF EARL WARREN XI. PAT BROWN AND THE DEMOCRATIC AVALANCHE XII. LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT & DIVISION OF THE STATE XIII.POPULATION GROWTH IN RURAL CALIFORNIA XIV. ETHNIC MINORITIES IN CALIFORNIA'S POPULATION XV. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTION AGENCIES XVI. CALIFORNIA PHYSICAL TRAGEDIES-SAN FRANCISCO FIRE OF 1906 XVII. LABOR CONFLICT--THE BOMBING OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES XVIII. TOM MOONEY AND THE WARREN BILLINGS CASE XIX. WORLD WAR II AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH XX. HOLLYWOOD, THE MOTION PICTURE CAPITAL XXI. OIL--BLACK GOLD XXII. TOURISM AND RECREATION XXIII. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND AIR TRAVEL XXIV. EDUCATION EFFORTS IN THE 20th CENTURY , XXV. STRUGGLE FOR WATER-OWENS VALLEY & ST. FRANCIS DAM DISASTERS XXVI. THE COLORADO RIVER PROJECT & THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT XXVII. THE CENTRAL VALLEY WATER PROJECT & THE STATE WATER PLAN XXVIII. CALIFORNIA'S FABULOUS AGRICULTURE-NUMBER ONE XXIX. CITRUS AND COTTON SUPERIORITY XXX. CALIFORNIA LITERATURE IN THE 20th CENTURY XXXI. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY SAN FRANCISCO XXXII. LOS ANGELES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY I. THE FIGHT AGAINST MONOPOLIES The Constitutional Convention of 1879 attempted to regulate the railroads through creation of the State Board of Railroad Commissioners. Instead, the commission came under the political influence of the railroads and were powerless to oppose them for the next 30 years. The Southern Pacific Machine gained control of State and Local Politics. Efforts were made to break this control and monopoly, and a few victories uere scored. A. Fighting Southern Pacific 1. Battle of Mussel Slough a. Railroad Land b. "Starvation Valley" c. Tragedy at Brewers farm near Hanford 2. The Colton Letters a. David D. Colton, "Mr. Big 4 1/2" 3. Fight Against Funding Bill a. Adolph Sutro, Mayor San Francisco b. Huntington sponsors the Funding Bill to avoid repaying Federal loans 4. The San Pedro Harbor Fight a. Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce asks Federal aid for San Pedro b. Huntington and the Southern Pacific wants harbor at Santa Monica. QUESTIONS: 1. Why was the railroad cumnission unable to regulate the railroads? 2. What was the basic issue in the San Pedro Harber fight? References: Bean, California, Ch. 25 Wood, Bush, and McComb; The California Story, Ch. 11 Further References: Cleland, Robert G.; From Wilderness to Empire Lewis, Oscar; The Big Four Matson, Clarence H.; Building a World Gateway; L. A. Harbor Norris, Frank; The Octopus Smith, Wallace; Garden of the Sun; A History of the San Joaquin Valley Stewart, Robert E. and Stewart, Mary F., Adolph Sutro; A biography Willard, Charles D.; The Free Harbor Fight at L. A. Taylor, Frank & Welty, Earl; Black Bonanza; How an Oil Hunt Grew into the Union Oil Company Terrell, John; War for the Colorado River Thompson, Warren; Growth and Change in California Experience Turner, Henry & Vieg, John; The Government and Politics of California Wagner, Henry R.; Bullion to Books White, Gerald; Formative Years in the Far West; Standard Oil in California Wieutraub, Hyman; The I. W. W. in California Wilbur, Ray L. & Mead, Elwood; Construction of Hoover Damm Wilson, C, & Taylor, Frank; Southern Pacific Wilson, Edmund; The Boys in the back Room: Notes on California Novelists Woodbury, David; The Colorado Conquest II. THE SANTA FE ENTERS CALIFORNIA The Big Four of Central Pacific Railroad found themselves stuck with a railroad after completing the Pacific Railroad in 1869. They set out to gain a complete monopoly of transportation in the West and the Southern Pacific Company of Kentucky was formed in 1884 as a holding company for its many interests. To keep other railroads out all feasible crossings of the Colorado River were secured by the Southern Pacific. A. History of the Santa Fe B. Struggle with the Southern Pacific for entrance to California 1. Plans to build to the Gulf of California C. Santa Fe reaches Los Angeles over Southern Pacific Tracks in 1885 1. Rate War Results QUESTIONS: 1. Why couldn't the Santa Fee cross the Colorado River? 2. Why did the Southern Pacific agree to the Santa Fe entering California? References: Bean, California, Ch. 23 Wood, et. al., The California Story, Ch. 11 Further References: Cleland, Robert G.; From Wilderness to Empire Dagget, Stuart; History of Southern Pacific Lewis, Oscar; The Big Four Norris; The Octopus III. THE BOOM OF THE EIGHTIES The flood tide of immigration that developed in the 1880's was not as large or as colorful as the gold rush years, but it was exciting and after the collapse of the "boom", it was found that the population of the state had increased about 40 percent in the ten year period, most of it in Southern California. This boom was brought on by railroad advertising and real estate promotion. A. Railroad Advertising 1. The effect of the rate war between Southern Pacific and Santa Fe 2. The advertising and sale of railroad land. B. Real Estate Promotion and Advertising 1. Voluntary Promotional organizations or "State Societies". 2. The Colony method of Settlement 3. Types of promotion and advertising C. The extent of the Boom 1. In 10 years - 40 percent population increase 2. Over 1,000,000 population in 1890 for first time QUESTIONS: 1. In what ways did the railroad promote the boom? 2. What was the total effect of the boom on California? Reference: Bean, Ch. 23 Cleland, hpbert; From Wilderness to Empire, Ch. 17 Wood, Ch. 11 Rolle, California; A History, pps. 375-77 Further References: Dumke, Glenn; Boom of Eighties in Southern California Mayo, Morrow, Los Angeles Nadeau, Remi A,; City-Makers, The Men who Transformed Los Angeles from Village to Metropolis. Van Dyke T. S.; Millionaires of a Day Wilson, C. and Taylor, Frank; Southern Pacific; The Roaring Story of a Fighting Railroad. IV. THE RISE OF CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE Although gold was the cause that brought the first rush of visitors to California, it was agriculture that kept the settlers here. No longer is gold a significant part of the economy of the state, but the value of agricultural production in California each year is more than the total value of gold mined since Marshall picked up the first nugget. A. Experimentaion 1. Historical Development 2. The period of grass and cattle 3. The rise of grain in the central valleys 4. The period of intensive cultivation 5. The rise of the citrus and grape industry 6. Experimentation with various crops B. Characteristics of California Agriculture 1. Diversification 2. Growth and size of ranches 3. Importance of irriaation and reclamation 4. Specialization in the modern period QUESTIONS: 1. Which has been more important in California, gold or the citrus industry? 2. What contributions to agriculture was made by Luther Burbank? References: Bean, Ch. 23 Rolle, Ch. 23 Wood, Ch. 20 Further References: Alexander, F. A.; The Life of George Chaffey Burbank, Luther; (Autobiography) The Harvest of the Years. Cleland, Robert, & Osgood Hardy; The March of Industry Hall, William H.; Irrigation in California McWilliams, Carey; Southern California Country McGowan, Joseph A.; History of the Sacramento ‘alley Volumes I-II Smith, Wallace; Garden of the Sun; A History of the San Joaquin Valle,' Wickson, E. J.; California Fruits V. CULTURE, LITERATURE AND EDUCATION California has produced an imposing list of literary figures whose products have left a strong influence on American literature. Many of these writers have received national and even international recognition. To study their biographies and to collect their writings is to study California's history. A. Literature 1. Poets 2. Historians a. Joaquin Miller a. Hubert Howe Bancroft b. Ina Coolbrith b.