What group was founded in 1939 and claims to be on of the oldest not-for-profit community groups in the US?

Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council

What prompted the workers of the stockyards to organize in the community?

Low wages and poor working conditions

Where were the first immigrants to Back of the Yards typically from?

Europe - Germany, Poland, Irish, etc.

1. Why did people settle in Back of the Yards between the 1860s and 1880s?

To work in the Union Stock Yards

What was the novel The Jungle written about?

The poor working conditions of the Back of the Yards

Why did the Union Stock Yards close in 1971?

Competition with trucking and automation

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1
What group was founded in 1939 and claims to be on of the oldest not-for-profit community groups in the US?
Increase the Peace
Meatpackers Union of America
Back of the Yards School Association
Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council
2
What was Chicago's nickname that developed in the late 19th century?
City of Immigrants
Hog Butcher for the World
Steel Capital of the World
Pizza Maker for the World
3
What prompted the workers of the stockyards to organize in the community?
Decline in job opportunities
Low wages and poor working conditions
Discriminatory immigration policies
The poor treatment of the animals
4
What was the major industry of Back of the Yards?
Weapons manfuacturing
Fishing
Meatpacking
Steel
5
Where were the first immigrants to Back of the Yards typically from?
Latin America - Mexico, Venezuela, Honduras, etc.
USA - from the east coast
Asia - China, Korea, Japan, etc.
Europe - Germany, Poland, Irish, etc.
6
1. Why did people settle in Back of the Yards between the 1860s and 1880s?
To work in the Union Stock Yards
To start a farm
To fish in the waters
To open a school
7
What is the current name of the old stockyards?
Chiappetti Meats
Stockyards Industrial Park
The Union Stockyards
Back of the Yards College Prep
8
What was the novel The Jungle written about?
The poor working conditions of the Back of the Yards
Immigration
The history of the Back of the Yards community
The food safety in the factories
9
What is Ms. Rojas' new lizard's name?
Bond
Enyo
Dr. Sly
Cooper
10
Why did the Union Stock Yards close in 1971?
Competition with trucking and automation
Everyone moved away
Burned down in the Great Chicago Fire
No more pigs and cows
11
When did the Union Stock Yards open for business?
Christmas Day 1865
Independence Day 1865
Thanksgiving Day 1865
New Year's Day 1865
12
What was the famous novel written by Upton Sinclair in 1906 called?
The Railroads
Factory Work
The Jungle
The Stockyards
13
What led to the expansion of meatpacking in Back of the Yards?
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Being located near railroads
Discovery of treasure
The invention of the telephone

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