1900-1909 Flashcards
Robert Charles Riots
28 died in this 1900 New Orleans race riot sparked after an African-American shot a white cop.
1900 Galveston hurricane
With 6000-12000 killed, this hurricane launched future president Hoover to notoriety.
United States presidential election, 1900
A rematch between McKinley and Bryant, since McKinley’s former Vice President had died in office, the nominating convention selected Roosevelt. The Republicans came out strong for an imperialistic foreign policy, which the Democrats decried.
Louis’ Lunch
First restaurant to serve hamburgers in 1900.
Big Stick Diplomacy
Roosevelt’s foreign policy, rooted in imperialism, and a strong Navy.
literacy test
These racially biased tests were given to black voters in the South to discourage their political participation.
Yellow fever
This disease killed many Americans who were fighting the Spanish-American War, and those who were building the Panama Canal.
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt’s 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force, first put into effect in Dominican Republic
United States presidential election, 1904
Roosevelt easily defeats Democrat Alton B. Parker, who only wins the South.
Cy Young
An American MLB pitcher. Great at the game.
PS General Slocum
A ship which caught fire in the New York harbor and sank in 1904, killing over 1000.
Wreck of the Old 97
A 1903 Southern Railroad crash which inspired a ballad which is the basis of all country music.
Kitty Hawk
The North Carolina town where the Wright brothers flew their first airplane.
Iroquois Theatre fire
This 1903 disaster killed over 600 people.
Cassie Chadwick
The infamous name used by a Canadian woman who swindled U.S. banks out of millions of dollars by pretending to be Andrew Carnegie’s heiress. Her 1905 trial was a media circus.
Panic of 1907
This bank run was stopped after J.P. Morgan and other Wall Street financiers pooled $25 million together to save the sinking economy.
Federal Reserve System
The central banking system of the U.S., created in 1913 as a result of the severe 1907 financial panic.
Great White Fleet
The popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from 1907-1909 by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
Springfield Race Riot of 1908
This riot lead to the creation of the NAACP.
Ford Model T
Henry Ford’s first mass produced car, opened travel to middle-class Americans, first built in 1908.
Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition
A 1909-1910 expedition to explore Africa lead by Roosevelt in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute.
