Mattock's Document 2nd Semester Final
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) ERA: 1882 PEOPLE: Chinese ISSUES: 3rd Wave REGIONS: West Coast WHAT: No Chinese to America WHY: Chinese were taking Americans jobs
"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the expiration of ninety days next after the passage of this act, and until the expiration of ten years next after the passage of this act, the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States be, and the same is hereby, suspended; and during such suspension it shall not be lawful for any Chinese laborer to come, or having so come after the expiration of said ninety days to remain within the United States."
Bush Doctrine ERA: 2001 PEOPLE: President George W. Bush ISSUES: Post 9/11 REGIONS: America WHAT: Anticipating threats WHY: Protects The American People
"Government remains what it always has been: to protect the American people and American interests. It is an enduring American principle that this duty obligates the government to anticipate and counter threats, using all elements of national power, before the threats can do grave damage."
I am not a Model Minority ERA: 2014 PEOPLE: Asian-Americans ISSUES: War in Afghanistan REGIONS: United States WHAT: High expectations for Asian-Americans WHY: Racial Profiling
"I am a third generation Asian-American woman at Harvard, and I despise living under the impression that I belong to the "model minority." For a label that sounds so positive in tone, living under this stereotype has been anything but ideal."
Truman Doctrine (1947) ERA: 1947 PEOPLE: President Harry S. Truman ISSUES: Cold War REGIONS: America WHAT: Spread of Democracy WHY: Helps free people
"I believe that it must be the policy of The United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjunction by armed minirities or by outside pressures."
Fireside Chat ERA: 1933-1944 PEOPLE: FDR ISSUES: Stock Market Crash REGIONS: America WHAT: FDR filled in america with what was going on within the Government WHY: Regain the American trust
"I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking -- to talk with the comparatively few who understand the mechanics of banking, but more particularly with the overwhelming majority of you who use banks for the making of deposits and the drawing of checks.I want to tell you what has been done in the last few days, and why it was done, and what the next steps are going to be. I recognize that the many proclamations from State capitols and from Washington, the legislation, the Treasury regulations, and so forth, couched for the most part in banking and legal terms, ought to be explained for the benefit of the average citizen. I owe this, in particular, because of the fortitude and the good temper with which everybody has accepted the inconvenience and hardships of the banking holiday. And I know that when you understand what we in Washington have been about, I shall continue to have your cooperation as fully as I have had your sympathy and your help during the past week."
Monroe Doctrine (1823) ERA: 1823 PEOPLE: President James Monroe ISSUES: 2nd Wave REGIONS: America WHAT: Would not attack Europe WHY: Would only attack if attacked first
"In the wars of the European powers, in matters relating to themselves, we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy to do so. It is only when our rights are invaded, or seriously menaced, that we resent injuries, or make preparation for our defence."
Vietnam War Protests ERA:1964 PEOPLE: College students ISSUES: Vietnam War REGIONS: Washington DC WHAT: Anti-Vietnam Movement WHY: Protested high causalities and cost
"One, two, three, four! We don't want your ****ing war!" "Draft Beer, not boys Hell no, we won't go" "Make love, not war" Anti-war advocates called doves would march, occupy, and hold demonstrations while chanting slogans, typically in a call and response format.
Zinn Quote on WWI (1980) ERA: 1980 PEOPLE: Howard Zinn ISSUES: Cold War REGIONS: America WHAT: Blaming Wilson for going to war WHY: Wilson lied about having weapons on the cargo boats
"President Woodrow Wilson had promised that the United States would stay neutral in the war. But in April of 1917, the Germans had announced they would have their submarines sink any ship bringing supplies to their enemies; and they had sunk a number of merchant ships. Wilson now said he must stand by the right of Americans to travel on merchant ships in the war zone. This was a flimsy argument. The British had also been intruding on the rights of American citizens on the high seas, but Wilson was not suggesting we go to war with them. The United States claimed the Lusitania carried an innocent cargo, and therefore the torpedoing was a monstrous German atrocity. Actually, the Lusitania was heavily armed: it carried 1,248 cases of 3- inch shells, 4,927 boxes of cartridges (1,000 rounds in each box), and 2,000 more cases of small-arms ammunition. The British and American governments lied about the cargo. Prosperity came from doing business in foreign markets, it was believed by the leaders of the country. In 1897, private companies had invested $700 million in foreign nations. By 1914, they had invested $3.5 billion... With World War I, England became more and more a market for American goods and for high-interest loans. In 1915, Wilson lifted the ban on private bank loans to the Allies, and bankers could now begin lending money in such great amounts as to both make great profit and tie American finance closely to the interest of a British victory in the war against Germany."
Wilson Quotes on WWI (1917) ERA: 1917 PEOPLE: Woodrow Wilson ISSUES: WWI REGIONS: America WHAT: Promised USA would stay neutral in war, but then decided to go to war WHY: Germany Sunk an American ship. Going to war was to protect the lives of Americans
"Property can be paid for; the lives of peaceful and innocent people cannot be. The present German submarine warfare against commerce is a warfare against mankind. The German policy has swept every restriction aside. Ships of every kind, whatever their flag, their character, their cargo, their destination, their errand, have been ruthlessly sent to the bottom of the ocean without warning. American ships have been sunk, American lives taken. I advise that the Congress declare the recent actions of the Imperial German Government to be, in fact, nothing less than war against the Government and people of the United States. Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved. The world must be made safe for democracy. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek not material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. It is a fearful, but right thing to lead this great peaceful people to war. We shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts - for democracy, for the right of [people] to have a voice in their own government, for the rights and liberties of small nations."
Clinton Doctrine ERA: 1990s PEOPLE: President Bill Clinton ISSUES: End of Cold War REGIONS: America WHAT: We should not be involved in everything WHY: Protects the values and interests of America
"The question we must ask is, what are the consequences to our security of letting conflicts fester and spread. We cannot, indeed, we should not, do everything or be everywhere. But where our values and our intrests are at stakes, and where we can make a difference, we must prepare to do so."
The Jungle (1906) ERA: 1906/ Progressive Era PEOPLE: Upton Sinclair/ Meat Packing Industry ISSUES: 3rd Wave REGIONS: New York WHAT: Muckrakers, FDA WHY: It targeted the poor condition that meat was stored
"There would be meat stored in great piles in rooms; and the water from leaky roofs would drip over it, and thousands of rats would race about on it. It was too dark in these storage places to see well, but a man could run his hand over these piles of meat and sweep off handfuls of the dried dung of rats. These rats were nuisances, and the packers would put poisoned bread out for them; they would die, and then rats, bread, and meat would go into the hoppers together. This is no fairy story and no joke; the meat would be shoveled into carts, and the man who did the shoveling would not trouble to lift out a rat even when he saw one."
Roosevelt Corollary (1904) ERA: 1904 PEOPLE: Theodore Roosevelt ISSUES: Spanish American War REGION: America WHAT: USA must protect South America from Europe WHY: An addition to the monroe doctrine
"Therefore it follows that a self-respecting, just, and far-seeing nation should on the one hand endeavor by every means to aid in the development of the various movements which tend to provide substitutes for war, which tend to render nations in their actions toward one another, and indeed toward their own peoples, more responsive to the general sentiment of humane and civilized mankind."
1917 Immigration Act ERA: 1917 PEOPLE: Immigrants coming to USA ISSUES: 3rd Wave REGIONS: East Coast WHAT: USA is deciding who can and cannot come into USA WHY: There are too many immigrants in America
"all idiots, imbeciles, feeble-minded persons, epileptics, insane persons; persons who have had one or more attacks of insanity at any time previously; persons of constitutional psychopathic inferiority; persons with chronic alcoholism; paupers; professional beggars; vagrants; persons afflicted with tuberculosis in any form or with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease; persons not comprehended within any of the foregoing excluded classes who are found to be and are certified by the examining surgeon as being mentally or physically defective, such physical defect being of a nature which may affect the ability of such alien to earn a living; persons who have been convicted of or admit having committed a felony or other crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; polygamists, or persons who practice polygamy or believe in or advocate the practice of polygamy; anarchists, or persons who believe in or advocate the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United States"
1965 Immigration and Nationalities Act ERA: 1965 PEOPLE: Immigrants ISSUES: Cold War REGIONS: America WHAT: Decided who could be an american citizen WHY: Too many immigrants coming to America
1. Unmarried children under 21 years of age of U.S. citizens 2. Spouses and unmarried children of permanent residents 3. Professionals, scientists, and artists "of exceptional ability" 4. Married children over 21 years of age and their spouses and children of U.S. citizens 5. Siblings and their spouses and children of U.S. citizens 6. Workers in occupations with labor shortages 7. Political refugees
9/12 Tea Party ERA: 2012 PEOPLE: Tax Payers ISSUES: Afghanistan Wa REGIONS: America WHAT: Tea Party/ Anti Government WHY: Less Government
60,000-75,000 showed up to march and organizers estimate 300,000-600,000 participated in the event. Members called for less government and was the largest conservative protest ever.
The Biltmore ERA: 1889-1895 PEOPLE: The Vanderbilt Family ISSUES: Gilded Age REGIONS: North Carolina WHAT: The Vanderbilt Family House WHY: For Living
An estate that is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 square feet of floor space and 135,280 square feet of living area.
Human Be-in ERA: 1967 PEOPLE: White middle class ISSUES: Vietnam War REGIONS: College campus's WHAT: Counter Culture Movement WHY: Protested against the mainstream mass consumer culture
As an effort to protest mainstream mass consumer culture and promote the counter-culture movement of communal living and personal empowerment.
Tree Sitting ERA: 1997-1999 PEOPLE: Julia "Butterfly" Hill ISSUES: Post Cold War REGIONS: California WHAT: Environmentalism Movement WHY: To protest against deforestation
As part of the modern conservation movement, a woman chained herself to a redwood tree named Luna for 738 days. Eventually activists raised enough money to spare the redwood tree. She lived on two 6x6 platforms and spoke live on television in the tree.
SOPA and PIPA ERA: 2011 PEOPLE: Google, Firefox, Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, and Flicker ISSUES: Afghanistan War REGIONS: USA WHAT: Internet Freedom Movement WHY: Freedom of speech through the internet
Congress tried to pass two internet based privacy laws which restricted freedom of speech on the internet.
Civil Rights Sit-ins ERA: 1960 PEOPLE: African Americans ISSUES: Cold War REGIONS: East Coast WHAT: Civil Rights Movement WHY: Equal Rights
Four students sat in a store for whites only. This began the Sit-In movement in which over 1500 demonstrators were arrested.
Oklahoma City Bombings ERA: 1995 PEOPLE: Two Men ISSUES: Post Cold War REGIONS: Oklahoma and Texas WHAT: Anti-Government Movement WHY: The Govenment destroyed a religious compound
In response to how the government destroyed a religious compound, two men decided to blow up a governmental building in Oklahoma.
Gay Rights Movement ERA: 1970s-Present PEOPLE: LGBTQ ISSUES:Vietnam War REGIONS: East and West Coast WHAT: Gay Rights Movement WHY: Equal Marriage Rights
Movement that typically focused on legal change and many of their actions were directed towards lawmakers and politicians. One tactic involved throwing glitter on opponents.
Occupy Movement ERA: 2011-present PEOPLE: Tac Payers ISSUES: Afghanistan War REGIONS: America WHAT: Occupy Movement WHY: Protesting the wealthy elite
Posted images of people of various different demographics to raise awareness of social justice issues. Includes photo booth trucks and large scale installations across the globe.
Occupy Movement ERA: 2011-present PEOPLE: Tac Payers ISSUES: Afghanistan War REGIONS: New York City WHAT: Occupy Movement WHY: Protesting the wealthy elite
Protesters camped outside government buildings, capitols, and financial districts to protest the wealthy elite and call for financial reform.
Anti Globalization ERA: 1999 PEOPLE: Protestors ISSUES: Pre 9/11 REGIONS: Seattle WHAT: Anti Globalization Movement WHY: Wealth Gap
Protesters claimed that the globalization talks would lead to a greater wealth gap and have serious economic ramifications. Over forty-thousands protesters marched down the streets of Seattle, many chained together so their lines wouldn't break.
Womens Suffrage ERA: 1917-1919 PEOPLE: Alice Paul and Lucy Burns ISSUES: Women's rights, Poverty, Alcoholism, and Child Labor REGIONS: East Coast WHAT: Feminist Movement WHY: opression
Protests organized and picketed outside the White House. They refused to move, and were arrested. To protest their arrest placement and treatment, lead to on a hunger strike, which eventually culminated in a transfer to an insane asylum and forced feeding.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890) ERA: 1890/ Gilded Age PEOPLE: Carnegie, Rockafeller, Vanderbilt ISSUES: WWI REGIONS: East Coast WHAT: Gave the Government the ability to stop Monopolies WHY: Stopped Vanderbilt, Rockafeller, Carnegie and others from ruling the market
Sec. 1. Every contract, combination in the form of trust or other- wise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is hereby declared to be illegal. Every person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such combination or conspiracy, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both said punishments, at the discretion of the court.
The Yippies ERA: 1960s-1970s PEOPLE: Protestor against counter culture ISSUES: Vietnam War REGIONS: West Coast WHAT: Counter Culture Movement WHY: Used culture to make fun of culture
They practiced guerrilla theater, in one instance they went to the stock market elevated viewing area and threw down fake money, and most stock brokers immediately started scrambling for the falling cash. Inside, other members dressed as Vietcong soldiers and santa clause while giving the Nazi salute. The Yippies even announced a pig, named Pigasus the Immortal, as a candidate for the presidential elections. They Created e "New Nation" calling for counterculture ideas like free healthcare and food co-ops.
Diamond Jim Stories ERA: 1856-1917 PEOPLE: Jim Brady ISSUES: WWI REGIONS: New York WHAT: Collected diamonds and other jewels WHY: Eating habits reflected his wealth
famous for three things: making millions selling railroad supplies, wearing oodles of sparkling jewelry and eating enormous amounts of food. This last distinction has made him a celebrated figure in culinary history — he is routinely cited as the foremost eater of the Gilded Age.
