Utah Enters a New Utah Enters a New CenturyCentury

Chapter 12: Utah Life Reflects the Chapter 12: Utah Life Reflects the NationNation

Bell ActivityBell ActivityYour word is “Your word is “smeltersmelter”” then work on your study guide. then work on your study guide.

Today’s music is from 1910-1919 and features a new style of music: Today’s music is from 1910-1919 and features a new style of music: Ragtime. This music has a fast beat than folk music, a jagged Ragtime. This music has a fast beat than folk music, a jagged rhythm, and is an ancestor of all fast paced music today. rhythm, and is an ancestor of all fast paced music today.

Ragtime started when folk music from Europe was mixed with beats Ragtime started when folk music from Europe was mixed with beats and rhythms from Africa.and rhythms from Africa.

This was rebellious teenage music for its time! If you were a teenager This was rebellious teenage music for its time! If you were a teenager back in the early 1900s, you probably would have loved it and your back in the early 1900s, you probably would have loved it and your parents would have hated it! Like Dubstep, but in 1900! parents would have hated it! Like Dubstep, but in 1900!

Most of these songs are fun and optimistic, but others feature social Most of these songs are fun and optimistic, but others feature social concerns of the day, especially families/children leaving home to find concerns of the day, especially families/children leaving home to find work in big cities. ‘Come Josephine in my Flying Machine’ expresses work in big cities. ‘Come Josephine in my Flying Machine’ expresses a sense of wonder at the new technology from this era.a sense of wonder at the new technology from this era.

Where should your backpack be?Where should your backpack be?

Does your work look something like Does your work look something like this?this?

Word: smelter My Understanding: 4 3 2 1

Definition: Draw a picture of it:

Sentence:

Synonym/Example:

Antonym/Non-Example:

Does your work look something like Does your work look something like this?this?

Word: smelter My Understanding: 4 3 2 1

Definition: a place where metal is Draw a picture of it:

separated from rock, usually by heat.

Sentence: The smelter removed the

impurities from the gold.

Synonym/Example: refinery

Antonym/Non-Example: compactor

Today we will learn…Today we will learn…

History Objective – History Objective – We will be able to We will be able to describe how life in describe how life in Utah reflected the Utah reflected the events that was events that was happening in the rest happening in the rest of the nation in the of the nation in the 2020thth Century. Century.

Language Objective – We Language Objective – We will read for important will read for important information in our books information in our books and use it to answer and use it to answer questions on our paper questions on our paper and our study guide.and our study guide.

Behavior Objective – Behavior Objective – Work Ethic: Stay focused Work Ethic: Stay focused on the assignment and on the assignment and finish it in the given time.finish it in the given time.

World War I – 1914-1919World War I – 1914-1919 The Great Depression – The Great Depression –

(1920s)1929-1939(1920s)1929-1939 World War II – 1939-1945World War II – 1939-1945

Electricity & Technology Electricity & Technology Makes Life Easier …sort of.Makes Life Easier …sort of. Businesses are often the first to Businesses are often the first to

use new technology, especially inuse new technology, especially infactories and mining.factories and mining.

Electric trains became more common throughout the Electric trains became more common throughout the state.state. There was even an electric streetcar system in Cache There was even an electric streetcar system in Cache

Valley.Valley. By the 1920s, buses and cars began replacing By the 1920s, buses and cars began replacing

streetcars.streetcars. By 1900 there were only about 20 cars in Utah. By 1909, By 1900 there were only about 20 cars in Utah. By 1909,

there were about 873 cars and trucks.there were about 873 cars and trucks. Eventually, Utah and the U.S. become a ‘car culture’ and Eventually, Utah and the U.S. become a ‘car culture’ and

many public transit systems are dismantled (and then many public transit systems are dismantled (and then reassembled at great expense when gasoline prices and reassembled at great expense when gasoline prices and environmental concerns make cars troublesome).environmental concerns make cars troublesome).

Electricity & Technology Electricity & Technology Makes Life Easier…sort ofMakes Life Easier…sort of

Utahns saw an airplane flight in 1910, Utahns saw an airplane flight in 1910, seven years after the Wright brothers’ seven years after the Wright brothers’ first flight in North Carolina. first flight in North Carolina. ““Barn-storming” became a popular form Barn-storming” became a popular form

of entertainment.of entertainment. In 1896, Utah was just beginning to In 1896, Utah was just beginning to

use electricity, but it gradually beganuse electricity, but it gradually began to be more common in homes and businesses. to be more common in homes and businesses. In 1913, Utah began to see lights become part In 1913, Utah began to see lights become part

of homes and by the 1930s many household of homes and by the 1930s many household started to use gadgets that are common today: started to use gadgets that are common today: washing machines, vacuums, irons, etc.washing machines, vacuums, irons, etc.

Inventions for the New CenturyInventions for the New Century

InventionInvention First Used in First Used in the USthe US

First Used in First Used in UtahUtah

AutomobilesAutomobiles 19001900 19001900

AirplanesAirplanes 19031903 19271927

RadiosRadios 19061906 19221922

Movies (silent)Movies (silent) 19051905 19051905

War in EuropeWar in Europe Tensions in Europe between Tensions in Europe between

the major powers of the day the major powers of the day eventually escalated into eventually escalated into outright war.outright war.

The war went on for several The war went on for several years before the United years before the United States was drawn into the States was drawn into the conflict.conflict.

When German submarines, When German submarines, called U-boats, had fired called U-boats, had fired torpedoes on unarmed torpedoes on unarmed American merchant ships.American merchant ships.

America and Utah entered America and Utah entered the war when U.S. President the war when U.S. President Wilson asked Congress for a Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war in 1917.declaration of war in 1917.

The “Great War”The “Great War” Utah men volunteered to help fight in the Utah men volunteered to help fight in the

“war to end all wars”.“war to end all wars”. The mines that became Kennecott The mines that became Kennecott

produced copper and other minerals to produced copper and other minerals to supply guns and ammunition.supply guns and ammunition. Utah inventor John Browning from Utah inventor John Browning from

Ogden developed the first automatic Ogden developed the first automatic machine fun purchased by the U.S. machine fun purchased by the U.S. government.government.

Utah also helped to supply food to troops Utah also helped to supply food to troops in Europe and relieve a famine that was in Europe and relieve a famine that was causing the people of Europe to starve.causing the people of Europe to starve. Organizations like the LDS Relief Organizations like the LDS Relief

Society and other church groups in Society and other church groups in Utah were asked by the federal Utah were asked by the federal government to donate wheat to ship government to donate wheat to ship over seas.over seas.

Finally, on November 11, 1918 at 11 Finally, on November 11, 1918 at 11 o’clock the guns in Europe fell silent. The o’clock the guns in Europe fell silent. The war was over.war was over. Over 30 million people had died.Over 30 million people had died.