1. Spanish American War
1.1. 1890's
1.1.1. Cuba was under rule of Spain
1.1.1.1. Concentration camps
1.1.1.2. Ramon Blanco governer general of Cuba
1.2. United States imposed manifest destiny
1.2.1. Phillipine War
1.2.1.1. George Dewey succeeded
1.3. Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
1.3.1. Nelson Miles, and old indian fighter led a team to Puerto Rico and won the island over the spanish
1.4. US ship Maine was sunk in the Havana Harbor
1.4.1. Declaration of war on Spain
1.4.1.1. $50 million dollars allowed by congress in preparation for war.
1.4.1.1.1. Santiago de Cuba was overpowered and gained by the US
2. Act of Union 1800
2.1. 1800
2.2. Went into effect in 1801, merged 2 parliaments. It foreclosed the possibility of an independent Irish economy
2.3. Ireland became a supplier of agricultural products to England and a market for English manufacturers.
2.4. A turning point in British colonial policy in Ireland from racial to national oppression
2.4.1. A shift that required sacrificing the protestant ascendancy in order to gain the support of the catholic bourguise.
3. Being White in the US
3.1. Education and occupation
3.2. Ethnic backgrounds seemed irrelevant in High School culture
3.3. Money + the expanded version of whiteness opened up the economic doors to middle class
3.4. Anti-semiticism and Anti-Europeanism lost respectability
4. Real Estate
4.1. Better Housing Program 1930's
4.1.1. American dream, "suburbia"
4.2. Race played a role
4.2.1. GI Veterans that were black were discriminated against for new homes
4.2.2. Race was a factor in real estate assessment as a condition of property. Environmental injustice.
4.2.2.1. In the 1950's + 60's rental market was available, no equity was gained from renting. (Minority + African Americans)
4.3. Government officials in the 1930's, national appraisal system
5. Walnut Street Jail 1790-1835
5.1. 2 societies
5.1.1. Official society of the board
5.1.1.1. No mention of color as a basis of classification or assignment. Only seperate lodging for men and women
5.1.2. Counter society consisting of the autonomous activity of the inmates.
5.1.2.1. Considered "unfree workers"