Mission InnPOSSIBLE 2015
Presented By: Jon Alec Ramos.
The Mission Inn Entrance
NANKING BELL
What triggered the Boxer Rebellion & what was America's response to it? Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON BUST
1700 SPANISH CANNONS
How did the US acquire the Panama Canal Zone and how did the canal benefit the US? We helped Panama gain their independence and it saved us a lot of time and money.
THE PARROT
FRANK MILLER STATUE
Do you think the government was correct in granting the Mission Inn Hotel this honor? I think it was correct for the government to make the Mission Inn a historic landmark because it revolutionized a lot of things and was once the symbol of the U.S.
RAINCROSS BELL
What is the meaning behind the Raincross symbol? The bell of the Raincross was inspired by the mass bell of Father Junipero Serra, founder of the California missions.
INTERNATIONAL ROTUNDA
Why did the US finally enter World War One? Unrestricted submarine warfare
CHINESE PAVILLION
What immigrant processing center did these Chinese immigrants most likely come through? Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act implemented? They had to go thru angel island, it limited the Chinese immigrants to go to America.
Teddy Roosevelt
What do you think was Teddy's biggest accomplishment & why? I would say passing the Meat Inspection Act because it pretty much shaped our future on determining good food vs bad food. It helped build a healthier platform for America.
Taft Chair
What was the Progressive Era a response to? & What reforms did it bring about? It was response to the corruption of the government, Many activists joined efforts to reform local government, public education, medicine, finance, insurance, industry, railroads, churches, and many other areas.
Cubism
DADA
SURREALISM
What is surrealism? How is this art piece from the museum reminiscent of surrealism art? a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. It looked very bizarre.
How are movie experiences today different from that in the 1920s?
Back then dialogue wasn't very common in the movies.
There was no color in the movies back then.
Now we have 3d effects and such.