Cooper. On November 24, 1971, shortly after takeoff from Seattle, Washington, a man in seat 18c of Northwest Orient Airlines handed the flight attendant a note that started one of the most famous cases in FBI history (Pasternak). The man’s name, at least according to his ticket, was Dan Cooper (Mysterious Disappearances in U.S. History), and the note claimed that he had a bomb and that he would detonate it unless his demands were met (Pasternak). Cooper demanded $200,000, four parachutes, and “no funny stuff” (Brad Meltzer's Decoded). At the Seattle-Tacoma Airport, in Tacoma, Washington, he released thirty-six passengers and two crew members once his demands were met (Pasternak).
Hans dynasty followed after the Qin. Then after Hans collapsed, three kingdoms occurred, making it a struggle and battle for political power. China experienced drastic changes, from almost collapsing during 350 years of chaos, restored ordered once Sui dynasty was formed in 589 CE. During this time period, traditional Chinese thought remained. Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism was practiced, hoping to use different ways of thought to restore China.
This shows that violence was part of the Communist rule, and it was used in order to get their way. In an attempt to tighten Chinas political control, the ‘three anti-movement’ was introduced in 1951. This targeted the areas of waste, corruption and inefficiency. A year later, this expanded into the ‘five anti-movement’ which was intended to stimulate the economy by attacking; industrial sabotage, tax evasion, bribery, fraud and theft of government property. These anti-movements were the start of the political party hatred, in which it became clear that China was to be turned into a one party state.
The invention of paper in 105 C.E. and the development of sciences such as chemistry and physics starting around the late 500’s were major developments. A political change during this time was China’s ruling dynasties. From 100 C.E. to 220 C.E., the Han dynasty ruled over China.
9/11 2001 affected Americans because it was is the most tragic day in American history. Members of Al Qaudea, hijacked American Air Line’s airplanes, and crashed them into many buildings such as the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and were possibly going toward the White House. September 11 showed America that we’re not invincible and we need to expect the unexpected, to prepare for the future, and to be ready for anything. Also, fire fighters lost their lives do to the terrorist attack by saving others. Finally, it helped Americans come together and realize that every person in America was affected by the attack.
During the beginning of the 1900s, there were plenty of revolutions and violence that took place. The Chinese revolution in 1911 and Russian Revolution in 1917 shared similar goals, they wanted to end the power of their current leader and establish a new one. For Russia, it was Tsar Nicholas II and for China it was the Qing Dynasty, Russia wanting a functioning communist government and Chinese revolutionaries wanted a democratic government. The first outcome is different in that China relied on agriculture to maintain its economy and Russia relied on industry to fuel its economy. The second outcome of the revolutions was that the countries were dramatically changed, two great powers were stopped and communist leaders eventually took over in the two countries.
Under Mao, China began to prepare for the establishment of a new China. If successful, the Chinese Communists would eventually seize power. China’s civil war continued through and after the war, which ultimately resulted in the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. China: Post WW II 1949 The Communists win victory in the civil war and establish the People’s Republic of China. 1954 Beginning of China-Russian Communist split.
Mao won the favor of the Chinese people during the Communist Revolution against Jieshi. In 1930, Communists and Nationalists were fighting for control. After the Communists were almost wiped out, Zedong took his revolution to the countryside. After Jieshi surrounded Zedong's mountain stronghold, Zedong led his troops on an event, known as the Long March (1934-1935), where 100,000 communists walked nearly 6,000 miles while under constant fire from the Kuomintang. It became Mao's symbol of perseverance and helped him rise to power after the Japanese invasion of China.
But there is also a darker side to it, even darker than the crime itself. The Cooper theft led to a new world where hijacking is possible. In just a few short years, taking control of airplanes filled with hostages became too regular an occurrence. I don’t think we can pin that trend entirely on Cooper, but his crime did take a lot of trust out of the people, they once had toward air travel. FBI files states on November 24, 1971 shortly after take off from Seattle, Washington, a man in seat 18c of Northwest Orient Airlines handed the flight attendant a note that started one of the most famous causes in FBI history.
From that I would like to share two events that affected me the most dramatically, 9/11 and social media. On September 11, 2001, 19 members of al-Qaeda hijacked airplanes. They’re mission was to attack targets in the United States (History). Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and a third plane hit the Pentagon. Over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks (History).