Detroit

Question 1

how big was Detroit

Answer 1

it was the 4th largest city in America

Question 2

what does “economic ecosystem” mean

Answer 2

everything needed in the factories was produced/ supplied within Detroit. Did not need any imports

Question 3

why did many African Americans move to Detroit

Answer 3

in 1910-1920 many African Americans moved from south to north because of better jobs and less racism

Question 4

how much did the population of African American change between 1910 and 1930?

Answer 4

Increased from 5700 in 1910 to 120,000 in 1930

Question 5

what was the problem with so many people moving to Detroit

Answer 5

there was not enough housing for everyone

Question 6

how many African Americans lived in Detroit in 1940 and 1950

Answer 6

150,000 in 1940
300,000 in 1950

Question 7

what important event happened in 1943

Answer 7

there was a big race riot between the two ethnicities.
34 people died over 3 days.
The army was called in to try and stop it

Question 8

what caused the race riots of 1943

Answer 8

400,000 migrants came into Detroit in the early 1940s causing tensions of housing and jobs. There was existing social tensions caused by racism. The riots were escalated after a false rumour spread that a mob of whites had thrown a black mother and her baby into the Detroit River.

Question 9

what is white flight in Detroit

Answer 9

many white people fled from the city centre to the suburbs to get away from the increasing African American population

Question 10

when was the peak population of Detroit

Answer 10

the population peaked in 1950 at 1.84 million people

Question 11

when was the second race riots?

Answer 11

happened in 1967, starting on July 23rd.
It was mainly confrontation between African American and Detroit police.
It lasted 5 days, resulted in 43 deaths and almost 1200 injuries, 7200 arrests, 400 buildings destroyed.
Michigan national guard called in to help stop it.

Question 12

why was Detroit’s economy so successful?

Answer 12

it was located near to natural resources, had many rail links and had access to the great lakes which helped with imports and exports.

Question 13

how is ford related to Detroit

Answer 13

ford was originally based in Detroit and in 1932 it’s rogue River industrial complex was the largest integrated factory in the world

Question 14

who/ what moved to the suburbs

Answer 14

Many white people as well as many factories moved to the suburbs. In 1944 the gov built expressways to the suburbs where the factories were.

Question 15

How many white people moved to the suburbs between 1970 and 1980

Answer 15

Over 300,000 white people moved to the suburbs. The percentage of African Americans in Detroit increased from 43.7% to 67.1%.

Question 16

what happened in Detroit in the 1950s related to the automotive industry

Answer 16

10-15 new automotive plants were built in the suburbs however none were built near the city centre

Question 17

what type of economy did Detroit have

Answer 17

single industry economy - almost all of Detroit’s economy came from the automotive industry. this was good as the industry was doing well however Detroit is very dependent on it.

Question 18

what happened in the 1970s

Answer 18

many people started leaving the city and crime rates were rising. most automotive factories in the city centre had closed down

Question 19

what was the population in 2000

Answer 19

the population had dropped to less than 1 million. around half the population from 50 years ago

Question 20

what problems did so many people leaving cause

Answer 20

it was very hard to keep the city developing and the economy was slowly dying

Question 21

what happened in 2013

Answer 21

Detroit was in $18 billion debt and filed for bankruptcy (largest bankruptcy filling in us history by debt)

Question 22

what happened in the years leading up to Detroit’s bankruptcy

Answer 22

The automotive industry in America was falling due to globalisation. Detroit depended massively on the automotive industry due to its single industry economy. this caused a massive decline in its economy in the years leading up to bankruptcy, causing many people to leave which did not help the city.

Question 23

what did Detroit say it needed to recover

Answer 23

Detroit said it needed 800 million dollars

Question 24

what was the population change between 1950 and 2013

Answer 24

the population went from a peak of 1.84 million in 1950 to 700,000 in 2013

Question 25

how did Detroit start recovering

Answer 25

Many different organisations invested money into the city including a total of almost $370 million dollars from the ford Foundation.
Detroit started investigating into the city to try and improve both it’s economy and it’s reputation

Question 26

what caused Detroit’s decline in economy

Answer 26

globalisation caused motor companies like ford, general motors and Chrysler to move abroad for cheaper locations and labour. this resulted in many people leaving the city to find work, lowering the tax base and ultimately leading to its bankruptcy

Question 27

who is Dan Gilbert?

Answer 27

he is an American billionaire, businessman and philanthropist. He owns quicken loans and real estate firm bedrock, both of which are based in Detroit

Question 28

How did Dan Gilbert help Detroit

Answer 28

His real estate firm, bedrock, has invested $5.6 billion in around 100 properties in downtown Detroit.
His family of companies employs 17,000 people, with 3400 living in Detroit, and is the largest employer and taxpayer of Detroit.
He is a founder of Detroit Venture Partners (DVP), a firm that funds start-ups and early-stage technology companies in Detroit.

Question 29

how much influence does Dan Gilbert have

Answer 29

Dan Gilbert has massive influence across Detroit with almost as much power as the government due to his large role in helping Detroit out of bankruptcy and his involvement with it’s economy.