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Why Was Chicago To Win The World's Fair In The First Place?
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Why was Chicago so eager to win the World’s Fair in the first place? More specifically, what motives, in addition to "civic honor," drove Chicago to build the Fair?
Were there people in Chicago that strongly disagreed with the idea of constructing the World’s Fair and took action or spoke out against it?
Do you think anyone considered the negative outcomes of having the Fair in Chicago?
Why did you choose to tell Burnham and Holmes's stories together? Why did you make the chapter structure switch between Burnham's and Holmes's perspectives?
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