1877-1918

August 3rd, 1914- WWI begins 1890 Massacre at Wounded Knee Febuary 15th, 1898 The explosion of USS Maine- Jamie 1886 Haymarket Square Riot - Hailey 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act 1887 Dawes Severality Act - Hailey 1884 Alaska Territory organized 1912 Titanic- Jamie 1903 Wright Brothers invent first airplane 1883 Maxim invents machine gun
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PEOPLE:
John D Rockefeller- Jamie Andrew Carnegie - Hailey C Vanderbilt - Hailey Theodore Roosevelt- Jamie Woodrow Wilson - Hailey J P Morgan Samuel Gompers Wright Brothers William H Taft Grover Cleveland- Jamie

EVENTS:
WWI Begins:
 * July 28, 1914- November 11, 1918
 * Considered to be the 6th most deadliest event in history
 * Over 10 __million__ soldiers died along with about 10 __million__ civilians suffering from starvation and disease
 * Mainly caused by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife along with political disagreements (between the European central powers) over the the decade before, and also the sinking of the Lusitania which pretty much led to American involvement in the war.
 * It lead to the creation of the War Industries Board and also the Arms Race
 * It all ended when the Americans cut off the supply lines to german troops 50 miles behind the front
 * Ended in a cease fire 11 November, 1918
 * Germany was heavily fined in all war related damages which sent their government into a downward spiral, due to the enormous amount of __debt__

Haymarket Square Riot


 * May 4, 1886
 * 1,__500__ to 2,000 people
 * The gathering was peaceful until police were sent in to force the crowd to disperse
 * A pipe bomb was thrown into a squad of police, which in turn caused police to open fire
 * 7 police officers were killed along with 4 other people
 * Close to 100 people were wounded
 * Contributed to the dislike of labor unions

Dawes Serverality Act
 * An act to provide for the allotment do land to American Indianson various reservations
 * Broke the land of most remaining reservations into parcels to be farmed by individual American Indians or American Indian families
 * Congress hoped that this act would force the Indians to give up communal living and to adopt American farming practices

Maxim Invents Machine Gun 1883-Felecia


 * Invented by Hiram S. Maxim
 * water cooled and fed from fabric belts
 * usually operated by a four to six man team

Massacre At Wounded Knee 1890-Felecia
 * Site of two conflicts between Indians and the U.S. government
 * massacre left nearly 150 Native Americans dead
 * located on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota

Wright Brothers Invented the First Airplane 1903-Felecia Titanic
 * Wilbur Wright
 * Orville Wright
 * achieved the first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight
 * Kittyhawk, North Carolina
 * became one of the world's most influential modes of transportation
 * 100 years ago
 * April 15,1912
 * Hit an iceberg
 * Sailing from London to New York
 * Owned by JP Morgan
 * 1,503 people died
 * Only 705 survived
 * Everyone was wearing a lifevest but only 300 bodies could be saved from the sea because they were floating
 * Band played music up until the ship sank
 * It was rediscoverd 74 years laters

Sinking of the USS Maine
 * Sank Feburary 15, 1898
 * Exploded due to gunpowder magazines being near the engine room
 * Americans thought the Cubans were trying to attack us

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
 * July 2, 1890
 * Is a federal statue on competition law prohibiting big businesses from certain activities
 * It is the first law to come into place which fought against Cartels and Monopolies
 * Was recognized but not very strictky enforces by the __federal government__

Alaska Territory Organized
 * January 3, 1959
 * Is due to James Wickersham a congressional delegate who first took an interest in Alaska's statehood which would later lead to the movement of support toward the territory becoming an official state
 * 49th state to be admitted

PEOPLE:
William Henry Taft
 * September 15, 1857- March 8, 1930
 * Bull-Moose Party
 * Served as the 27th president of the United states from 1909-1913
 * Is well known for "trust busting", civil service reforms, Strengthening US Interstate commerce, and passing the 16th amendment
 * Tried to strengthen economic trade with Latin-American Countries as well as Asia through Dollar Diplomacy

Sameul Gompers


 * January 27, 1850- December 13, 1924
 * Was the leader of the AFL or American Federation of Labor
 * He promoted thorough organization and collective bargaining to secure higher wages, as well as better hours and working conditions
 * Gompers and the AFL openly supported WWI in order to prevent strikes and also to boost morale as well as wages
 * He remained President of the AFL until his death

Andrew Carnegie
 * Owned Carnegie Steel Corp, largest of its kind in theworld
 * Sold Carnegie Steel in 1901 for 200 million
 * Established many universities,such as the Carnegie-Mellon University in 1904
 * Donated 5 million to New York public library, along with making to donations to many other public causes
 * Gospel of wealth

C Vanderbilt
 * American Railroad
 * Successfully linked Chicago and New York by rail
 * Opened shipping line from East Coast to California
 * Controlled a large amount of fairy and shipping boats in the vicinity of New York

Woodrow Wilson
 * Election of 1912, became president
 * President when the United States entered World War 1
 * Nearly died in office when he suffered a massive stroke
 * Died 3 years after his 2nd term ended

J.P. Morgan- Felecia
 * American financier and industrial organizer
 * Started his own private banking company
 * His company was so powerful that the government asked his firm for help during the depression of 1895.

The Wright Brothers-Felecia >
 * They were born four years apart.
 * Grew up in Ohio
 * Developled first successful airplane in Kittyhawk, North Carolina
 * Considered the fathers of modern aviation

John D. Rockefeller
 * Standard Oil Company
 * Had an oil refinery near Clevland Ohio
 * Wanted to move west into Pennsylvania
 * With in two years had the biggest oil refinery
 * 1882 neared a Monopoly of oil in the U.S.
 * Gave money to start the University of Chicago
 * Gave money to New York City

Theodore Roosevelt
 * Faught in the battle of San Juan
 * Part of the Rough Riders
 * Had the Square Deal
 * Made the Bull Moose party
 * National Parks Systems
 * Panama Canal

Grover Cleveland
 * Served two terms but wasn't back to back
 * Presidential Succession Act
 * Dawes Severalty Act
 * Interstate Commerce Act

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