1890's Flashcards
Sherman Antitrust Act
1890- First federal action against monopolies, it was signed into law by Harrison and was extensively used by Theodore Roosevelt for trust-busting. However, it was initially misused against labor unions
Wounded Knee Massacre
In December 1890, Army troops captured some of Sitting Bull’s followers and took them to a camp. 300 Sioux men, women, and children were killed
John Philip Sousa
American bandmaster and composer who wrote comic operas and marches such as Stars and Stripes Forever (1897).
International Copyright Act of 1891
An act which extended limited copyright protection to foreign works.
James Naismith
Invented basketball in 1892.
Johnson County War
1892, Wyoming Stock Growers Association hired gunmen to get rid of small operators accused of stealing cattle, eventually required federal intervention.
Homestead Strike
1892 strike at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in which Pinkerton detectives clashed with steel workers. The worker’s movement lost traction as a result.
Dalton Gang
A group of Wild West outlaws active until 1892 who specialized in bank and train robberies.
Panic of 1893
1893-1897 the United States was in one of its worst ever depressions as a result of bank runs and misplaced trust in silver and Argentina.
The Turner Thesis
The 1893 idea that the cause of all the problems in America was the end of the frontier.
United States presidential election, 1896
With over 90% voter turnout this extremely important election took place during an economic depression, and public opinion was split between those who favored the gold standard and free silver. Republican McKinley received the support of major corporations and defeated Democrat-Populist Bryant by painting him as a radical.
Klondike Gold Rush
From 1896 to 1900 miners stampeded into Alaska in search of gold, leading to the deaths of the Han people.
Lattimer massacre
The violent deaths in 1897 of about a dozen striking coal workers.
USS Maine
The ship which exploded in 1898 in the port of Havana, Cuba, leading to the deaths of hundreds of American soldiers precipitating the Spanish-American War.
Battle of San Juan Hill
1898- The bloodiest battle of the Spanish-American War, much of the credit for our victory went to Teddy Roosevelt despite the brunt of the fighting being done by buffalo soldiers.
