Worksheet 4 (50 points)
Worksheet is due Friday, May 2
The worksheet has three parts.

Part 1 (12 points)
Match up the descriptions in the left column with the names of people in the right column. Every item in the Description column should be used; each name will have at least one match and some will have more than one. (Show your choice by simply typing in the letter symbol on the line after the name.)

A. Minnesotan senator responsible for writing Isadore Blumenfeld _____ prohibition law B. Minnesotan leader of women’s suffrage John J. O’Connor _____ movement

C. Minnesotan civil rights leader Clara Ueland _____ D. Architect of the WPA in St. Paul Floyd B. Olson _____ E. Founder of the Nonpartisan League Gordon Parks _____

F. “Al Capone of St. Paul” Roy Wilkins _____

G. Minnesotan in Baseball Hall of Fame Clarence Wigington _____

H. Gave speech in favor of civil rights over Andrew Volstead _____ states’ rights

I. Suspect in the murder of Walter Liggett Arthur Charles Townley _____

J. Photographer of the WPA (FSA) Leon Gleckman _____

K. Made a “gentleman’s” agreement with Charles Bender _____ gangsters

L. Farmer-Laborite governor of Minnesota Hubert Humphrey _____

Part 2 (10 points)
In your own words, briefly (in two or three sentences) identify each of the items below, Copying-and-pasting from some source will result in no credit for the answer; copying a classmate’s work will result in no credit for the original and the copy; that is, both students will receive a zero for the answer.

1. Citizens’ Alliance

2. Commission of Public Safety

3. Nonpartisan League

4. Metro Building (Northwestern Guaranty Building)

5. Rondo

Part 3 (28 points)
Answer the following questions, being as specific as possible and giving examples where appropriate. Good answers here will be a little longer than those for Part 2, perhaps four to six sentences. Give a clear account of what the item is and how it shows itself in the Twin Cities (or Minnesota in general); in other words, again, give examples.

1. During the Progressive Era (1900-1920) American society began to address some of the problems brought about by industrialization. It did this in a number of ways, one of these ways was in rebuilding the city following the so-called City Beautiful movement. What was the City Beautiful movement and how did the Twin Cities incorporate its philosophy, its intent? Give examples. (12 points)

2. During the Thirties and the Great Depression Franklin Delano Roosevelt came up with his “New Deal” to try to minimize the negative impact of the depression and to reduce unemployment. The “New Deal” consisted of a lot of different things, but the two that we focused on were the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). How were Minnesota and Minnesotans involved with the WPA and the CCC? (8 points)

3. Most historians of the Twin Cities agree that a series of monumental changes occurred during the 1950s and 1960s that fundamentally changed the Downtown of the cities, bringing the Downtown to its demise. What were these changes and explain how they worked together to change the Downtown? (8 points)