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.
