I. Protecting Big BusinessII. Battle Of Standards And The 96 ElectionI. Urban Amusement; Urban Moral ControlII. Battling Alcohol and DrugsIII. Immigration Restriction and EugenicsUrban Amusement; Urban Moral ControlAmusement ParksOffered families escape from tenementsFemale workers had a rare opportunities to meet young men, socialize with other womenConey Island- attracted several million visitorsWhere immigrants learned how to e AmericanAmerica On The MoveStreetcar rides and window shopping- electricity- at least they could look to poor to buyWright Bros airplane and Ford’s Model TMusic SceneBlues- reached a broader publicRagtimeIrving Berlin- Alexander’s Ragtime ManThe Silver ScreenMoviesMovies migrated to 5 cent calls called NickelodeonsThe Sneeze, The Kiss,Stories like the “The Great Train Ride”Charlie Chapman- 60 short comedies 1914-1917Youths escaped was from parental supervisionStodgy ReactionsCrusaders and opportunistsWomens Christian Temperance union- reformers also targeted ProstitutionProstitution was tempting because they made no money in regular business“The Social Evil”American Social Hygiene Association- sponsored by John D. Rockefeller Jr.Researched STD’sPaid for vice investigationDrafted anti-prostitution lawsA white slave- is what they were calledCant transport a girl across state lineReformer shut down the redlight districts of Chicago and New OrleansCausation and ConsequenceRacismAnti Immigrant PrejudiceVictorian Morals all fueled anti- prostitution effortsAA Boxer- Jack Johnson was convicted for crossing state lines with a woman for immoral purposesBattling Alcohol and DrugsNative SanctimonyThe First War on drugsPhysicians, medicine peddlers, and legit drug companies all prescribed and sold opium and heroinCocaine was an ingredient in Coca- ColaCongress passed ____Harrison Act_ heroin, cocaine and opiumRacist undertonesChinese opium Dens, Drug crazed negros would imperil white womanhoodImmigration Restriction and EugenicsImmigrants passed through Ellis IslandSouthern and Eastern Europe200,000 Japs40,000 ChineseMexicans seeking railroad workWhite hypocritesDismay over immigrant descriptionImmigrant Restriction league in 1894- BostonAmerican Federation of Labor feared job replacementAdvocates tried to document their caseProved that new immigrants innate degenerationProof 1 prominent psychologist claimed that they were stupid.Erecting Hurdles and Bureaucratic HoopsLiteracy Test 1913,1915, 1896Excluded immigrants over the age of 16 who could not read English or their native language1917 they overrode president's veto and passed them anywayHitler’s American ForefathersHelped fueled the Eugenics movementsSome US eugenists believed that society could be improved by protecting America from inferior races“The Passing of the Great Race” 1968 madison Grant liberal progressive,Used fake data to denounce everyone in particular JewsGrant called for Racial segregation, immigrant restriction, involuntary sterilization or worthless racesMany states legalized sterilizing criminalsCriminals, sex offenders, retards,Buck vs Bell- upheld sterilizationsHIST 106 2nd Edition Lecture 12Outline of Last Lecture I. Protecting Big BusinessII. Battle Of Standards And The 96 ElectionOutline of Current LectureI. Urban Amusement; Urban Moral ControlII. Battling Alcohol and DrugsIII. Immigration Restriction and EugenicsCurrent Lecture- Urban Amusement; Urban Moral Controlo Amusement Parks Offered families escape from tenements Female workers had a rare opportunities to meet young men, socialize with otherwomen Coney Island- attracted several million visitors Where immigrants learned how to e American o America On The Move Streetcar rides and window shopping- electricity- at least they could look to poor to buy Wright Bros airplane and Ford’s Model To Music Scene Blues- reached a broader public Ragtime Irving Berlin- Alexander’s Ragtime Mano The Silver Screen Movies Movies migrated to 5 cent calls called Nickelodeons The Sneeze, The Kiss, Stories like the “The Great Train Ride” Charlie Chapman- 60 short comedies 1914-1917 Youths escaped was from parental supervisiono Stodgy Reactionso Crusaders and opportunists Womens Christian Temperance union- reformers also targeted Prostitution Prostitution was tempting because they made no money in regular businesso “The Social Evil” American Social Hygiene Association- sponsored by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Researched STD’s Paid for vice investigation Drafted anti-prostitution laws A white slave- is what they were called Cant transport a girl across state line Reformer shut down the redlight districts of Chicago and New Orleanso Causation and Consequence Racism Anti Immigrant Prejudice Victorian Morals all fueled anti- prostitution effortsAA Boxer- Jack Johnson was convicted for crossing state lines with a woman for immoral purposesBattling Alcohol and Drugso Native Sanctimonyo The First War on drugs Physicians, medicine peddlers, and legit drug companies all prescribed and sold opium and heroin Cocaine was an ingredient in Coca- Cola Congress passed ____Harrison Act_ heroin, cocaine and opium Racist undertones- Chinese opium Dens, Drug crazed negros would imperil white womanhood- Immigration Restriction and Eugenicso Immigrants passed through Ellis Islando Southern and Eastern Europeo 200,000 Japso 40,000 Chineseo Mexicans seeking railroad worko White hypocrites Dismay over immigrant description Immigrant Restriction league in 1894- Boston American Federation of Labor feared job replacement Advocates tried to document their case- Proved that new immigrants innate degeneration- Proof 1 prominent psychologist claimed that they were stupid.o Erecting Hurdles and Bureaucratic Hoops Literacy Test 1913,1915, 1896 Excluded immigrants over the age of 16 who could not read English or their native language 1917 they overrode president's veto and passed them anywayo Hitler’s American Forefathers Helped fueled the Eugenics movements Some US eugenists believed that society could be improved by protecting America from inferior races “The Passing of the Great Race” 1968 madison Grant liberal progressive, - Used fake data to denounce everyone in particular Jews Grant called for Racial segregation, immigrant restriction, involuntary sterilizationor worthless races Many states
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