cult quiz Flashcards
Jamestown who:
jim jones and his temple members
jamestown what:
918 died, 912 poison and 6 at airport, 276 were children
what was “the people’s temple”?
racially integrated church that focused on helping people in need, tried to build a utopia
jamestown where:
indianapolis indiana, redwood valley california, and guyana
jamestown when:
founded in 1956, cali (1966), guyana (1973, Nov. 18 massacre
Jamestown why:
jones told people government will come and torture their babies, no hope must commit the revolutionary suicide
jamestown how:
everyone drank grape flavor-aid mixed with ayanide and valium
what kind of cult is jamestown:
destructive
what kind of cult is heavens gate?
destructive doomsday cult
heavens gate who
christian UFO believers
heavens gate what
21 women and 18 men voluntarily commit suicide
heavens gate where
california
heavens gate when
1997 - march 23 (mass suicide) lasted for 3 days
heavens gate why
wanted to bring human metamorphosis, wanted to bring humans to a higher level of knowledge, believed in reincarnation
heavens gate how
as members the promised members were the elite who would go to heaven, commit suicide, members souls were taken up by UFO’s
Branch dividians who
Vennon Howell
Branch dividians what
religious cult
Branch dividians where
waco, texas
Branch dividians when
february 28 - april 19, 1993
Branch dividians why
police went for warrant for weapon + violations
Branch dividians how
stand off with police