Causes And Effects Of The Jonestown Massacre

It held many struggles and disagreements, which lead to many retaliations, from both the Indians and the settlers. The Indians had been alliances with the white men until the massacre, which stated the settlers betrayal to all tribes.

The Matewan Massacre, an armed confrontation between miners, police and the Baldwin Felts, caused civil unrest in West Virginia for many years.

The Tulsa Race Riot is an event that is quite possibly the most unknown and misconstrued piece of history in the United States of America. When and if it is discussed, it’s taken as a single event that happened in Tulsa and was deadly and very destructive. The many theories of what occurred and how it came to the extreme mob like violence taken on Tulsa’s own civilians. The evidence found suggest there were alternative motives in Tulsa for acquiring land that the black civilians held.

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Dissatisfaction is the biggest cause because it’s the domino that toppled everything into action. Nuns are known for telling the truth, so they are pretty reliable. A nun who witnessed the tragic event tells us, “Everett’s shingle workers had been on strike over pay.” ("Recalling Everett's 'complicated' Day - HeraldNet.com." The Daily Herald. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2016.) This quote lets you know that the workers had been on strike. This dissatisfaction led to Wobblies going to Everett to speak out against the issue. Their intentions were assumed, which led cops to go try to defend themselves (fear), and many people ended up losing their lives. You also know it is a labor confrontation based on the quote, “The Everett Massacre of Sunday, November 5, 1916, has been called the bloodiest labor confrontation in Northwest history.” ("Everett Massacre (1916)." HistoryLink.org- the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2016.) These quotes both tell you that the strikers were upset about their pay. Dissatisfaction is by far the most important cause of the Everett Massacre because it is the one that started the chain of events.

The Rosewood Massacre was one of the most captivating events in history. It all began with racism and violence against African Americans in the united states during the post World War 1 era. African Americans were lynched for allegedly raping white women like for men in McClenny were on 08/05/20. Burned at the stake like Perry, a black man on 12/09/22. They also had their church, school, Masonic lodge, and meeting hall burned down. The Rosewood Massacre all started when a lady named Fannie Coleman wife of James Taylor clammed a black male knocked on her door and proceeded to assault her. In the movie Rosewood Fannie was having an affair with a white man and one day while her husband was at work her secret came over he ended up beating her and leaving bruises all over her. She knew she couldn’t tell her husband she was having an affair so when the man left she ran outside screaming and shouting. Neighbors who had heard her screaming ran to her rescue asking who done it. She had said it was a nigger. The sheriff and a bunch of white townsfolk band together to try to find this black man believe to be named Jessie hunter. They lynched innocent people, burned down houses, and tortured them. A man named Mr. Man, who was actually a fictional character, helped save the lives of children and women and then helped a man named John Bradley save other African Americans who were not

Boston Massacre The day of 5, March 1770 have its immense significance in the history of America. It is remembered as the day of the killing of five heroes of the revolutionary process of America. It is the day of Boston Massacre. It has its strong implications in the nation’s history (Sanchez).

The first step being the mental preparation and physical reenactment, also known as the “white nights”. The second and third step can be considered the investigation by the US government through congressman Leo Ryan and the Jonestown defects that tried to escape with Ryan. The last and final step would be the final speech given by Jones in the center pavilion where he encouraged his people to drink the poison, which seemed to be a way out of the inevitable government prosecution Jones would receive after assassinating Ryan and his party. After his convincing speech, about 900 people, including 276 children, took their lives by drinking poison. However, this “suicide” can be considered a murder because many of the people who died (the children) did not have a say and/or did not fully understand what was happening and why they were doing what they were doing. The future of Peoples Temple does not look prosperous at all, considering almost a thousand members took their life in Guyana and after the tragedy, the existing members in the United States formally disbanded and continued to live their life, but faced prejudice and

The Elaine Massacre was one of the most destructive racial dispute that had taken place in Arkansas history and perhaps, the bloodiest racial rivalry in the history of the United States. While its inmost origin lies in the United States dedication to white superiority, the events in Elaine were emanated from strained race affiliates and expanding sympathy regarding the labor unions. A firing incident that took place at a meeting of the Progressive Farmers and the Household Union inflated into throng brutality on the part of the white people in Elaine and the nearby areas. Despite, the perfect number is unidentified, a huge number of African Americans were killed by the white’s territory that was around hundreds; and five white people lost their lives.

The Boston Massacre was an important event in U.S. history, that lead to the American

The Johnstown Flood was a catastrophe that occurred in Western Pennsylvania on May 13st of 1889. The flood occurred when a dam on the Little Conemaugh River, South Fork Dam, failed to support heavy rainfall flow that caused the river to swell and the dam to be overloaded. Unfortunately, a short fourteen miles down the river lived the people of Johnstown. Johnstown was a prosperous yet modest western Pennsylvania town. The town had an iron company called Cambria Iron Company, which employed most of its men in producing steel products. The town, at the time, had a few phones, three local newspapers, and a handful of saloons. At the time, they were self-sufficient.

The massacre occurred spontaneously on September 2, 1885, starting with a dispute between two white and two Chinese miners over who had the right to work in a valuable section of the mine. White miners quickly organized themselves and held a meeting to discuss actions, of which specifics are unknown. What we do know is that afterwards, white miners, now armed, mingled in the streets chanting anti-Chinese slogans. This soon perpetuated into rioting, burning, and looting in Chinatown which left at least twenty-eight Chinese dead (Swartout 26). After what is now considered a massacre, the mob of miners sought three UP officials closely associated with the hiring of Chinese (Storti 118). Whether if it was a sudden realization of purpose or planned, it is notable that the two white officials were only demanded to leave town (the Chinese official had already fled). This vast difference of treatment towards the people in charge of hiring policies, versus the Chinese miners suggest that the attack was racially charged. Only the Chinese were attacked, meaning that Mormons and other immigrant groups were not targeted (Laurie

On November 18, 1978, followers of Jim Jones shot and killed United States Congressman Leo J. Ryan and four others traveling with him on a fact finding trip to Guyana. Ryan was there to investigate complaints about the community called "Jonestown," which was largely inhabited by his former California constituents.

Jim Jones started The People’s Temple in Indiana in the 1950s; however, it was when he moved to California that he truly began to grow his influence. His message of equality and harmony spoke to many, especially in the turbulent times of the Civil Rights movement and the Cold War. Jones’ charisma cemented his congregants adoration. The ideal culture of The People’s Temple, which stood in opposition to America’s real culture at the time, was what made it a counter-culture; it was their dedication to Jones that set turned them to cultism. Whether Jones

The following Monday, a larger headline described how “Guyana Official Reports 300 Dead at Religious Sect’s Jungle Temple.” A father of one woman living in Jonestown revealed how all the members had written undated suicide notes while still in the United States and had staged mass suicide rehearsals. “They will be all dead by tomorrow,” he predicted. Another article on Monday detailed how the “Deaths in Guyana Threaten Sect’s California Organization.” Members of the People’s Temple in California had read a statement on Sunday that declared, “Rev. Jim Jones has always deplored violence…and whatever the circumstances of the airstrip incident it is not the kind of action anyone in the temple would precipitate.” The article also mentioned that, according to an interview with his wife, Marceline, Jim Jones did not believe in Christianity but was instead a Marxist.[1]