Chapter 19 deals with various movements that were taking place within the United States. The most influential and visible movements in the United States during the mid-20th century include the modern feminist movement, prison movements, and Native American movements. All of these movements, led by oppressed populations, left a distinctive imprint on the United States’ course of development and shaping of its policy towards discrimination.
As mentioned above, the first major social movement that began in the mid-20th century was the modern feminist movement. In reality, the feminist movement was motivated and initiated by World War II (1939-1945). During World War II, men were drafted and sent to combat either on the European Frontier or …show more content…
Both the prisoners and the Native Americans were oppressed by the white upper middle class and the American elite. Correspondingly, both groups were violently treated by the American government. In the Attica rebellion, National Guardsmen killed 31 prisons with high-tier firearms, and in the occupation of Wounded Knee, the Amerindians were hailed by countless episodes of bullet damage in their village. Some days the occupants of Wounded Knee were subject to 30,000 rounds of gunfire. However, differences also exist between the two movements in terms of government intervention. During the occupation of Wounded Knee, the government intervention was more serious arriving only hours after the Oglala Sioux natives declared the liberation of Wounded Knee. Contrary to the Attica rebellion in which government enforcement came five days after the initiation and only military personnel was deployed into the prison, in the occupation of Wounded Knee armed helicopters, vehicles, and personnel was present. The reason for such immediate and strict government intervention in the occupation of Wounded Knee is because the occupants of the village declared liberation of secession from the American Union while the Attica rebellion was serious altercation between prison officials and prison inmates. After the occupation of Wounded Knee government response was also different. While in the Attica rebellion not much was done to the rebels that benefited them (rebels were injured, killed, or given extended sentences) the occupants of Wounded Knee were arrested (160 arrested occupants) and later legal negotiations began between the Native Americans on terms of reexamining the Treaty of 1868 and reevaluating the massacre of 1890 at Wounded Knee. Overall, the reason the government intervention and response to the occupation of Wounded Knee was different from the
As mentioned above, the first major social movement that began in the mid-20th century was the modern feminist movement. In reality, the feminist movement was motivated and initiated by World War II (1939-1945). During World War II, men were drafted and sent to combat either on the European Frontier or …show more content…
Both the prisoners and the Native Americans were oppressed by the white upper middle class and the American elite. Correspondingly, both groups were violently treated by the American government. In the Attica rebellion, National Guardsmen killed 31 prisons with high-tier firearms, and in the occupation of Wounded Knee, the Amerindians were hailed by countless episodes of bullet damage in their village. Some days the occupants of Wounded Knee were subject to 30,000 rounds of gunfire. However, differences also exist between the two movements in terms of government intervention. During the occupation of Wounded Knee, the government intervention was more serious arriving only hours after the Oglala Sioux natives declared the liberation of Wounded Knee. Contrary to the Attica rebellion in which government enforcement came five days after the initiation and only military personnel was deployed into the prison, in the occupation of Wounded Knee armed helicopters, vehicles, and personnel was present. The reason for such immediate and strict government intervention in the occupation of Wounded Knee is because the occupants of the village declared liberation of secession from the American Union while the Attica rebellion was serious altercation between prison officials and prison inmates. After the occupation of Wounded Knee government response was also different. While in the Attica rebellion not much was done to the rebels that benefited them (rebels were injured, killed, or given extended sentences) the occupants of Wounded Knee were arrested (160 arrested occupants) and later legal negotiations began between the Native Americans on terms of reexamining the Treaty of 1868 and reevaluating the massacre of 1890 at Wounded Knee. Overall, the reason the government intervention and response to the occupation of Wounded Knee was different from the