From the late nineteenth century to 1940, to what extent do you find that the id
Use examples from the reading, Seven States, and Pacific El Dorado. “Use specific examples to explore the relationships between people and communities, their ideas, beliefs, and goals–to the political economy, or the ideas, beliefs, and goals of business leaders and politicians. When do you find, over the course of the twentieth century, that the state has been the best representative of most Californians (and protective of minority rights), and when do you feel it has been the least representative? What accounts for the differences–political or business leadership, economic opportunities, labor movement, social movement, larger events, or a combination of people, events, and
timing? Does California’s twentieth-century history reflect, reveal, or provide insight or accurate predictions of the nation more generally? Does “modern” California’s political promise and/ or problems represent the nation as a whole?”
