Category Archives: February 9 Assignment

05/19/11

womens finally get to vote!

Womens suffrage was one of the many important events that took place  in our history. It portrayed  negative and unequal rights toward women. In search for equality, Susan B. Anthony was the forming leader who brought women their rights in the United States. She “dedicated her life to “the cause,” the woman suffrage movement.” He accomplishments during the time help form the Nineteenth Amendment, which was in the year 1920 .   Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle; victory took decades of agitation and protest. Beginning in the mid-19th century, several generations of woman suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, lobbied, and practiced civil disobedience to achieve what many Americans considered a radical change of the Constitution. Few early supporters lived to see final victory in 1920.

03/9/11

Roaring Twenties and the Flappers

The Roaring Twenties are recalled as the crazy age of social revolutions of sexes and behaviors. The social revolutionists from that era, especially the flappers (the young, sexually liberated women), were ultimately violating the religious and social taboos that were once strictly enforced. It was probably beyond the imagination of most Americans before the 1900s.

A video depicting our grannies, the women of Roaring Twenties, is located at the bottom of the post. The video, which has footage taken from the 1920s, illustrates the gregarious and luxurious life-styles of the brave women of the age of breaking former social taboos.

*It is worthwhile to note that Foner has described the reaction from Europe as positively amazed and envious. The actual wording is reproduced here: “Observers from Europe, where class divisions were starkly visible in work, politics, and social relations, marveled at the uniformity of American Life.”

I understand that Foner do not wish to go more depth for this topic, but I find his claim to be single-opinionated and without enough supporting evidences. Certainly, some Europeans probably had admired the liberal lifestyles of Americans; however, it’s hard to imagine that conservatives and religious Europeans would give recognition to the flappers. Foner’s claim probably had not given us a very accurate image, or is not well-supported enough to convince certain readers.

02/13/11

The Dawes Act

This document was created to divide and distribute land back to the Native Americans. This act was named after U.S. Senator Henry L. Dawes and was signed on February 8, 1887. The Dawes Act divides the large reservation lands into small pieces of land for individual distribution. The land that was not given to the natives were used to build railroads.

This division of land caused the Native Americans to lose their tradition and values. The Native Americans were forced to abandon their communal way of life. After losing their own culture American culture was forced upon them. This caused many tribes to scatter which lead to the lose of many Native American traditions.

I think the lawmakers created the Dawes Act in order to cleverly steal the land away from the native Americans to build railroads and expand capitalism. By dividing their land, the native’s culture was destroyed and they were forced assimilate in order to survive in this country. We will never know if the intentions of this act were good or bad but one thing is for sure, the native Americans suffered once again in the hands of the United States.

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=old&doc=50#

02/9/11

Jack Kennedy

To me, John F. Kennedy represents the ideal American President. A man loved by all, who achieved what everyone said was not possible at the age that he did it. A man who had the ability to not only persuade people to do what he needed, but to influence them to his way of thinking; and he did it all with style, class, and true charisma.

02/9/11

Ford Introduces the Model T

The Model T set 1908 as the historic year that the automobile became popular. It is considered  as the first affordable automobile and  enter into the common middle-class American’s family.The Unite States has becomes a “nation on wheels”.

02/9/11

Brown vs. Board of education

Brown vs. Board of education was a turning point in histroy in which the supreme court went in favor of Oliver Brown to allow his daughter to go to a “white” school.  This case declared that there shall be no racial separations in schools.

02/9/11

Obese We Stand

In recnet years, Americans have been engulfed in another  ‘Battle of The Bulge.’  School’s cafeteria menus have changed along with new laws being passed to take out excessive fats and salts from processed  foods.  US First Lady Michelle Obama has just had her first year anniversary of her own Anit-Obesity campain.

02/9/11

Capitalist Vs. Communist

After the World War II, the world entered a period of peace.  However, wars has never stopped since the end of WWII.  Cold War between United States and Soviet Unions leads to many mini wars around the global.  The Korean War is one of the example of Capitalist Vs. Communist war.  After the WWII, Korea is divided into two parts with two different political system.  North Korea is a communist country while South Korea follows democratic ideology.  After suffering great causality, the war ends three years after the first battle.

I learned about this war when i was back in China.  In Chinese Government’s perspective, Korean War was a defense war to repel the Capitalism aggression.  Chinese Military’s involvement of Korean War was to aid North Korean in war to stop United States’ Capitalism influence in Asia.  On the other hand, I also learned about the war in United States and the story is different.  In US text book, the war is view as Communist aggression.  North Korea invaded South Korea and attempted to unify Korea under Communist rule.  United States send troops to fight the war under the name of preserving democracy.  The War ended without any significant benefit for neither sides.  The border line was restored and mini battles continuous even until modern days.

02/9/11

Black Sister Sit Down and Rest Your Weary Legs and Heart!

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a turning point in history. Rosa Parks was a Black Woman and she was standing up for her rights (or rather sititng down). I feel like that she  empowered other black women to continue fighting for their rights during the Civil Rights Movement.

02/9/11

Roe vs Wade

Roe vs Wade (1973) was a controversial case on the issue of abortion in the United States. The U.S. Supreme Court decided that a right to privacy under the due process clause in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution extends to a woman’s decision to have an abortion. This was one of the many steps towards women’s rights.

02/9/11

Fall of Berlin Wall

Erected in 1961, the Berlin wall seperated eastern and western Berlin. The main purpose of the wall was to prevent any radical idea’s from entering and corrupting the socialist society that dominated the easern side of Berlin. After the Soviet Union fell in 1991, the Berlin fell as well, marking the end of the cold war.

02/9/11

THE Scandal: Watergate Scandal

The Watergate Scandal left a new impression of government, government officials and in specific President Nixon. This was an eye opener for both Americans and political elites that no one, including the President is allowed to breach laws. This event marked the beginning of new laws which made it important to disclose finances by government officials.

02/8/11

The Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve was created in 1913 and is the central banking system of the United States.  It is a private institution run by Ben Bernanke, who is responsible to monitor the nation’s monetary policy, maintain the stability of the US financial system, regulate banks, and provide financial services to banks, the U.S. government, and foreign Governments and banks when required.

The Federal Reserve was created in 1913 and is the central banking system of the United States.  It is a private institution run by Ben Bernanke, who is responsible to monitor the nation’s monetary policy, maintain the stability of the US financial system, regulate banks, and provide financial services to banks, the U.S. government, and foreign Governments and banks when required.The Federal Reserve was created in 1913 and is the central banking system of the United States.  It is a private institution run by Ben Bernanke, who is responsible to monitor the nation’s monetary policy, maintain the stability of the US financial system, regulate banks, and provide financial services to banks, the U.S. government, and foreign Governments and banks when required.
02/8/11

A Web of Connection We’ve All Been Caught In!

Connecting the world and making it smaller then it really is!

Whether you are looking to make a purchase; speak to your best friend who is studying abroad in Finland;  Watch Netflix;  Skype your boss; read about current events in Egypt, or send pictures to your granddaughter.  The internet has made this all possible. It has redefined almost everything we do from entertainment to stock portfolios.  We are more connected then ever before.  It serves a historical purpose about how we view history because so much information is available to us.  It’s so amazing to see how far we have come in this Age of Technology.

02/8/11

Capitalistic Influences

Many times we (the American public) is fed a story that tries to justify an action. However, knowledge as to whether or not this story is the sole reason or for that matter or even the most important one is often unattainable. Capitalism has a large influence on world events and should be taken into account when analyzing them.