The material in this unit deals with Progressive politics and political corruption in California during the late 19th and early decades of the 20th century. The assignment below asks you to examine the consequences of political corruption on governmental response in the period after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake- one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history. Andrew Rolle and Arthur Verge, California: A History, Ch. 27 Watch the Film- it is about 1 hour long. https://youtu.be/FfLw45M05z8 Using what you learned from chapter 27 and from the film: Explain how San Francisco's political corruption contributed to the city's devastation after the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. ***300 words This needs to be a well thought out response. It must be a two paragraph answer- at minimum.
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