A shipbuilding boom in the early part of the 20th century became massive during World War I, making Seattle somewhat of a company town; the subsequent retrenchment led to the Seattle General Strike of 1919, the first general strike in the country. A 1912 city development plan by Virgil Bogue went largely unused. Seattle was mildly prosperous in the 1920s but was particularly hard hit in the Great Depression, experiencing some of the country's harshest labor strife in that era. Violence during the Maritime Strike of 1934 cost Seattle much of its maritime traffic, which was rerouted to the Port of Los Angeles. COUNT 5
QSN1 When was ship building the economic master in Seattle? ANS1 World War I QSN2 What city profited by Seattle's Maritime Strike? ANS2 Port of Los Angeles. QSN3 What was the first general labor strike in the 20th century? ANS3 Seattle General Strike QSN4 When did the General Strike happen in Seattle? ANS4 1919 QSN5 What major strike in 1934 damaged Seattle's maritime economy? ANS5 Maritime Strike