Burkman - Theodore Roosevelt

Question 1

Who assisted Alexander Burkman by getting his gun how?

Answer 1

Emma Goldman

Prostitution

Question 2

When was the Pullman strike

Answer 2

1893-94

Question 3

What was the deal that George Pullman offered his employees when the resession of 1890’s hurts his business

Answer 3

I have to lay off this many workers… Or you can all take a pay cut

Union voted pay cut

Question 4

How much is Pullmans pay cut

Answer 4

25%

Doesn’t lower rent of prices in stores

Question 5

Who leads the Pullman strike

Answer 5

A. R. U. American railway Union

Led by Eugene Debs

Question 6

What term describes the strikes that were in response to the Pullman strike

Answer 6

Sympathy strikes

Question 7

What did Eugene debs and the ARU suggest to help resolve the strike

Answer 7

Arbitration

3rd neutral party

Question 8

Who was president during Pullman strike

Answer 8

Grover Cleveland

Served two terms that were not consecutive

Question 9

Federal court orders debs to stop strike and what happens

Answer 9

Debs refuses, Altgelt does not want government intervention

Cleveland sends troops anyway

Question 10

Rioting breaks out in Chicago

Answer 10

Workers lose, Pullman wins and debs goes to jail for 6 months and converts to socialism while incarcerated

Question 11

AFOL

Led by?

Answer 11

American federation of labor

Samuel Gompers

Question 12

AFOL fought for what issues

Answer 12

Bread and butter issues
Fair wage
8 hour work day
Safe working conditions

Question 13

AFOL was for what kind of workers

Answer 13

Skilled only

Question 14

What year did revolution break out in Cuba

Answer 14

1895

Question 15

What year does gov. Order Americans out of Cuba

Answer 15

1898

Question 16

People push McKinley to intervien why

Answer 16

Investments in sugar

Question 17

In ….. McKinley sends a battleship to make a presence in Havana harbor

Answer 17

1898 jan.

Maine

Question 18

Who shaped public opinion of the Cuban Revolution through media

Answer 18

William Randolph Hearst

New York journal

Question 19

The main explodes …..

Answer 19

Feb. 1898 killing 260

Question 20

April 1895

Gov. Announces

Answer 20

We view Cuba as a free state

Question 21

Teller amendment

Answer 21

We will fight for Cubas freedom no the acquisition of Cuba

Question 22

After teller amendment we declare war and win. As a result of the win we take:

Answer 22

Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines

Question 23

The plat amendment

Answer 23

1902

1) America must ok treaty’s Cuba make with a foreign power
2) reserve the right to get involved in affairs
3) military base ( guantonimo)

Question 24

Theodore Roosevelt born where?

Answer 24

NYC, rich kid.

Question 25

What was Theodore Roosevelts fathers view on life

Answer 25

Gospel of wealth attitude

Question 26

While at Harvard what happins the Theodores father

Answer 26

He dies

Question 27

What does Theodore do after Harvard

Answer 27

Become a politician, gets married, commutes from NYC to Albany

Question 28

Who tired to kill Henry Frick and how

Answer 28

Alexander Burkman Went to homestead plant and shot him twice and stabbed him 3 times and dick lives 20 years in jail

Question 29

What happens to Theodores first wife

Answer 29

Dies after giving birth along with his mother on the same night

Question 30

What does Theodore do after the death of his mother and wife

Answer 30

Gives infant to sister and moves west to badlands and buys a ranch

Question 31

Comes Back and marries Edith When McKinley becomes president Roosevelt becomes

Answer 31

Secretary of Navy (vise pres. Of navy)

Question 32

In April 98 TR quits job in Washington and does what

Answer 32

Joins forces becomes colonel of his regiment

Question 33

What is TR's regiment called

Answer 33

Rough riders

Question 34

One battle TR wins

Answer 34

San Juan hill

Question 35

Fall of 1898 TR becomes

Answer 35

Governor of NY

Question 36

1900 McKinley re-elected and TR becomes vice because

Answer 36

The current vice does

Question 37

Sept. 1901 | McKinley is assassinated where? By who?

Answer 37

Buffello, by Leon sholgosh ( pissed about Philippines) Leon arrested tried and executed

Question 38

When president what business leader does Roosevelt take on

Answer 38

JP Morgan

Question 39

Over what industry

Answer 39

Railroad trust?

Question 40

Who wins

Answer 40

Roosevelt

Question 41

1902 major strike what industry goes on strike

Answer 41

Coal

Question 42

What controversial action does Roosevelt take

Answer 42

Threatens to take control of mining industry and send in troops

Question 43

Result of tr threading to take over coal

Answer 43

10% increase and 9 hour work day

Question 44

What four country's involved in Panama Canal

Answer 44

French Colombian panama us

Question 45

What controversial action does tr take to get canal built

Answer 45

Encourages panama uprising