Burkman - Theodore Roosevelt Flashcards
Who assisted Alexander Burkman by getting his gun how?
Emma Goldman
Prostitution
When was the Pullman strike
1893-94
What was the deal that George Pullman offered his employees when the resession of 1890’s hurts his business
I have to lay off this many workers… Or you can all take a pay cut
Union voted pay cut
How much is Pullmans pay cut
25%
Doesn’t lower rent of prices in stores
Who leads the Pullman strike
A. R. U. American railway Union
Led by Eugene Debs
What term describes the strikes that were in response to the Pullman strike
Sympathy strikes
What did Eugene debs and the ARU suggest to help resolve the strike
Arbitration
3rd neutral party
Who was president during Pullman strike
Grover Cleveland
Served two terms that were not consecutive
Federal court orders debs to stop strike and what happens
Debs refuses, Altgelt does not want government intervention
Cleveland sends troops anyway
Rioting breaks out in Chicago
Workers lose, Pullman wins and debs goes to jail for 6 months and converts to socialism while incarcerated
AFOL
Led by?
American federation of labor
Samuel Gompers
AFOL fought for what issues
Bread and butter issues
Fair wage
8 hour work day
Safe working conditions
AFOL was for what kind of workers
Skilled only
What year did revolution break out in Cuba
1895
What year does gov. Order Americans out of Cuba
1898
People push McKinley to intervien why
Investments in sugar
In ….. McKinley sends a battleship to make a presence in Havana harbor
1898 jan.
Maine
Who shaped public opinion of the Cuban Revolution through media
William Randolph Hearst
New York journal
The main explodes …..
Feb. 1898 killing 260
April 1895
Gov. Announces
We view Cuba as a free state
Teller amendment
We will fight for Cubas freedom no the acquisition of Cuba
After teller amendment we declare war and win. As a result of the win we take:
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
The plat amendment
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)
Theodore Roosevelt born where?
NYC, rich kid.
What was Theodore Roosevelts fathers view on life
Gospel of wealth attitude
While at Harvard what happins the Theodores father
He dies
What does Theodore do after Harvard
Become a politician, gets married, commutes from NYC to Albany
Who tired to kill Henry Frick and how
Alexander Burkman
Went to homestead plant and shot him twice and stabbed him 3 times and dick lives
20 years in jail
What happens to Theodores first wife
Dies after giving birth along with his mother on the same night
What does Theodore do after the death of his mother and wife
Gives infant to sister and moves west to badlands and buys a ranch
Comes
Back and marries Edith
When McKinley becomes president
Roosevelt becomes
Secretary of Navy (vise pres. Of navy)
In April 98 TR quits job in Washington and does what
Joins forces becomes colonel of his regiment
What is TR’s regiment called
Rough riders
One battle TR wins
San Juan hill
Fall of 1898 TR becomes
Governor of NY
1900 McKinley re-elected and TR becomes vice because
The current vice does
Sept. 1901
McKinley is assassinated where? By who?
Buffello, by Leon sholgosh
( pissed about Philippines)
Leon arrested tried and executed
When president what business leader does Roosevelt take on
JP Morgan
Over what industry
Railroad trust?
Who wins
Roosevelt
1902 major strike what industry goes on strike
Coal
What controversial action does Roosevelt take
Threatens to take control of mining industry and send in troops
Result of tr threading to take over coal
10% increase and 9 hour work day
What four country’s involved in Panama Canal
French Colombian panama us
What controversial action does tr take to get canal built
Encourages panama uprising
