CHICAGO HISTORY CONT.
World Columbian Exposition
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The Columbian Exposition was held in 1893 only 22
years after the fire.
The fair was the celebration of the 400th
anniversary of Columbus discovery of America.
The buildings that housed the fair were known as
the White City.
Millions will come to the fair and new items were
created and shown.
Chicago Haves and Have-Nots
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Chicago had the very wealthy and the very poor
In 1900, 77 percent of Chicago population were
foreign-born.
On average people were paid 45 dollars a month
and rent was about 8 dollars a month.
Children were forced to work to help support their
families.
World Columbian Exposition
Jane Addams
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Came from an upper-middle class family
but could not live in that life style
knowing that the poor were suffering and
created Hull House
Hull House helped to educate and give
people a helping hand.
There were other places that helped the
needy such as the Central Relief
Association and taverns.
Baseball in Chicago
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Before the Chicago Cubs were known for being the
Cubs what were they?
When was the last time that they won a world
series?
What is the new team called at the turn of the
century when they come to Chicago?
The Great Migration
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What was known as the Great Migration?
When did the did the Great Migration take place?
The Great Migration
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The Great Migration took place as a result of
World War I when thousand of young men joined
the military and factories in the north needed
workers.
African Americans saw this as an opportunity to
make a better living for themselves and to get
away from the south.
What did they find?
Great Migration
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They found jobs until the war ended and the white
men came home.
They found prejudice and conflict.
This will result in the race riots of 1919 when 23
African Americans are killed and 15 whites.
What caused the race riots of 1919?
Corrupt Chicago
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Chicago in the early 1900’s had a lot of corruption
and crime running throughout it from the mayor on
down.
Along with corruption their were mobsters and
gangs.
Gangsters
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In the 1920’s Chicago had a huge problem with
gangsters.
Johnny Torrio- controlled the largest section of the
city followed by Dion O’Banion and Terry Druggan
Between the three there would be fighting and
murders.
Al Capone will come into the mix when Torrio gives
some of his operations to Capone.
Gangsters
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Capone and Torrio will be double crossed by
O’Banion who will be killed in 1924.
Torrio will go to jail after being shot at, but once he
is done with jail he will give up his operations and
leave Chicago for good for Italy.
Capone will have to fight it out with Weiss and in
the process at least 500 men are killed.
Gangsters
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Weiss will be killed and Capone’s only real rival is
going to be George Morgan.
To settle the rival between Morgan and Capone
there are more hits which will lead to the St.
Valentine’s Day massacre where seven gangster
were killed.
No one is ever arrested for it
Capone will finally be arrested and put in jail for
11 years for tax evasion.
Jazz Age
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During the 1920’s is also when the Jazz Age takes
off in Chicago.
One of the most famous jazz players is going to be
Louis Armstrong.
Most jazz band are African American
By the 1930’s most of the famous jazz player of
Chicago have moved to New York City.
Chicago Turns 100
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When Chicago turned a hundred it was in the mists
of the Great Depression but they still held a
World’s Fair in 1933.
What had changed in Chicago in a 100 years?
Great Depression in Chicago
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The Great Depression hit Chicago hard with half of
the workforce out of jobs.
President Franklin Roosevelt created new programs
under the New Deal.
In Chicago thanks to the New Deal programs
helped to finish Midway Airport and Lake Shore
Drive.
World War II
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Chicago went from 50 percent to 1 percent
unemployment.
Chicago sent young men to fight just like all the
town across America.
Chicago had to deal with shortages of items such as
food, clothing, and fuel.
World War II
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There were racial tension during World War II
against the German, Italian, and Japanese. The
reason being people were afraid that they might
attack them.
In Chicago it got so bad that Filipinos started wear
badges that labeled them as Americans.
Women also had to step up to the plate, and take
on more jobs.
World War II ended on August 14, 1945
After the War
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With the end of war brought fear to Chicagoan’s
that there might be another depression.
What happened is Chicago began to grow once
more people did not need the weapons planes but
they wanted for other items.
Also most people had saved up their money so
after the war they were able to spend money on
items.
Changing Skyline
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After the war skyscrapers began to pop up
throughout Chicago.
Two of the most famous are the John Hancock
Center(1969) and Sears Tower(1974).
The two buildings were designed by Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill (SOM).
More Racial Tension
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After the war African Americans once again lost
their jobs to white soldiers returning home.
There was still prejudice going on between the
races African American did not have the Jim Crow
laws like the south .
By 1960 over 800,000 African American were
living in Chicago but they among the poorest and
lived in the worse conditions.
Racial Tensions
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By 1960 over 800,000 African American were
living in Chicago but they among the poorest and
lived in the worse conditions.
To cope with the problem the Chicago Housing
Authority built low income properties for the African
Americans.
Schools in African American communities were very
poor.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Comes to
Chicago
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Dr. King comes to Chicago to help the civil rights
movement.
King will moved to Chicago to show how bad
conditions were for African American.
Not much change is done .
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be killed on April 4,
1968.
Daley is elected Mayor
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He will hold office from 1955 until his death in
1978.
He will be know for his political machine. He will
give jobs to his friend or people that he is indebted
to.
Daley will have many projects including the Dan
Ryan Express way and the University of Illinois at
Chicago.
After Daley
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There will be several mayors including
 Michael
Bilandic
 Jane Byrne- the first female in 1979
 Harold Washington is the first African American in
1983
 David Orr as interim mayor
 Eugene Sawyer
 Richard M. Dailey mayor
Millennium Park
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Was finished in2004 with some problems, but most
people enjoying.
The final price was around $475 and behind
schedule it fits in to the city.