The Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo on 1901, well-known for its color scheme and evolutionary ideas about race and progress, emphasized access to new markets and resources in Latin America. Choosing rainbow colors throughout its buildings and displays the exposition linked to the image of American progress as the color changes through red to purple and reflected the unity of the Americans. As United States acquired new territories in Philippine Islands, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, the exposition focused on displays on these newly acquired lands to show the intentions of the new territories and to introduce their importance to the people. The most well organized out of them was Filipino Village, consisted status of native cultures and modeled the actual village in Philippines. The organizers of the fair brought people from Philippines for various shows and displays, and later these people contributed to spread the superiority of Americans and advancement in their homeland. As well as the Filipinos, the exposition also selected Africans and Latin Americans into villages. The display focused on daily customs and emphasized inferiority of the Mexican. The ethnological villages on the Pan exposition created variety of human types and cultures and attracted many Americans. But the people from various counties suffered from various disease. The assassination of President McKinley on 5 September, President's day, increased the visitors in the fair, as the memorization and sympathy. The success of the Pan-American Exposition inspired the Saint Louis exposition and created evolutionary idea of shared cultural faith in American progress.
Key Terms;
- Spanish-American War:War fought between the US and Spain in Cuba and the Philippines. It lasted less than 3 months and resulted in Cuba's independence as well as the US annexing Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
- Spanish Renaissance: A style of art that developed around 15th century first originated from Florence then spread to Spain that influenced the design of the Pan-American Exposition.
- Luther Stieringer: A electrical engineer who designed the lighting effects for Trans-Mississippi Exposition. He also created electrical illumination for Pan-American fair.
- Frank F. Hilder: A translator in the Bureau of American Ethnology, who traveled to the Philippines to gather material for United States government exhibit at Pan-American Exposition.
- Leon Czolgosz: A son of Polish immigrants, who assassinated president McKinley. His shooting triggered arrests of many anarchists and socialists across the nation.
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Citations:
Rydell, Robert W. "The Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo: "Pax 1901"" In All the World's a Fair: Visions of Empire at American International Expositions, 1876-1916. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984.
"Lighting at the Pan-American Exposition." DrBulb. November 4, 2014. Accessed March 13, 2015. http://drbulb.com/lighting-pan-american-exposition.
"7 Strange & Amazing Facts Concerning President McKinley's Assassination." Stuff Nobody Cares About. April 24, 2013. Accessed March 13, 2015. http://stuffnobodycaresabout.com/2013/04/24/things-you-did-not-know-about-the-president-mckinley-assassination/.
"History of Filipino Americans." Wikipedia. Accessed March 13, 2015. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Filipino_Americans.
Questions:
Was Pan Exposition direct cause of the McKinley's assassination?
Did United States participated in other countries' exposition as they forced Filipinos to take part of the exposition?
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