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American Cultures 2: Frye
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Plessy V. Ferguson
Blacks and whites permitted under the constitution so long as both races recieve equal facilites. -
The de Lome letter
McKinley as a weakling lacking integrity. It is printed in William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal. -
Spanish-American war
Result of the conlfict, united states acquires Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. -
Spanish Fleet Defeat
Commodore George Dewey's Fotilla defeats the spanish at Manilla Bay in the Phillipines, suffering only eight wounded. -
Resolution signed
President Mckinley signs a resolution annexing Hawaii. -
US and 25 other nations meet at The Hague to discuss disarmament
Delegates from the US and 25 other nations meet at The Hague to discuss disarmament, arbitration of international disputes, protection of noncombatants, and limitations on methods of warfare. -
Cuba authorizes the United States to maintain law and order
Under the Platt Amendment, Cuba agreed to sell or lease the U.S. land to serve as naval stations. -
U.S. Steel organized
Becoming the first billion dollar corporation. -
Mckinley's 2nd Inauguration
Theodore Roosevelt becomes resident. -
Mckinley shot
Mckinley dies after being shot on September 6th. -
The United Mine Workers stage a strike
Strike against Anthracite coal mine operators. President Roosevelt appointed a commission to medicate the settlement. -
Oregon becomes first state to institute
People now have the initiative and referendum, through which the pople can initiate legislation. -
Reclamation Act
Under the Newlands Reclamation Act, the federal government will build dams in sixteen western lands. -
Panam Revolts
Panama revolts against Columbia rule, clearing the way for construction of an American canal. -
President Theodore Roosevelt
Annonces the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. -
Supreme Court strikes
The Supreme Court strikes down a New York law that prohibited a banker from employing anyone more than 60 hours a week or 10 hours a day, ruling that it interfered with freedom of contract. -
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
More than 400 people killed, and causes $500 million worth of damage. -
Upton Sinclair publishes The Jungle
An expose of working conditions in Chicago's meatpacking houses. -
White Slavery
The Mann Act makes it illegal to transport women acros state lines, or bring them into the United States. -
Outbreak of World War I
German declaration of war on russia. -
Start of Trench Warfare
Opening of the First Battle of the Aisne, and First Battle of the Marne. -
Luridly Racist Film
D.W Griffith's Birth of a Nation, provides a sympathetic treatment of the Ku Klux Klan -
Mexican Revolutionaries
Pancho Villa, along with 1,500 men, crosses the U.S. border to attack Columbus. -
Zimmermann Telegram
Proposed a German alliance with Mexico and promised Mexico recovery of lost territory in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. -
Government Arrest
IWW and Communist Party in 33 cities. 556 aliens are deported for their political beliefs, all arrested.
