1877-1918

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=__People List__= Ryan: #10 Susan B. Anthony,#1 Teddy Roosevelt Nick: #2 William Howard Taft, #6 Henry Ford, Katie: #3 Woodrow Wilson, #9 Grover Cleveland Bri: #4 Booker T. Washington, #8 J.P. Morgan Kyle: #7 Andrew Carnegie, #5 William McKinley =__Event List__= Ryan: #2 Lusitania Sink, #9 Boxer Rebellion Nick: #3 Roosevelt Corollary, #1 World War I Katie: #7 Fourteen Points, #5 Zimmermann Note Bri: #6 Platt Amendment, #4 Plessy vs. Ferguson Kyle: #8 Espionage Act, #10 Chinese Exclusion Act =__Events and Importance__=

__Sinking of the Lusitania (May 6, 1915) **Ryan V.** __ **5 things that Influenced Development: **Why is it important (factual): **How Event Influenced Development of US:
 * Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
 * Outbreak of WWI due to extensive alliances and militarism
 * Development of German U-boats
 * U-boats superiority over regular ships
 * The attempts made to circumvent the German blockade by using regular commercial ships as military transports and supply ships
 * Really began tensions between the US and Germany
 * Led to some Americans urging for immediate entry into war against Germany
 * End to unrestricted submarine warfare
 * This, in addition with the of the continuation of submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Note, eventually led to America entering the war on the side of the Allies.
 * Spread the worldwide idea that America was a force to be reckoned with
 * Increased respect for America
 * Showcased the power of America
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Better relations with Britain and France

__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Boxer Rebellion (1898-1901) **Ryan V.** __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**5 things that Influenced Development: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Why is it important (factual): <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**How Event Influenced Development of US:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Imperialism made large nations believe that they must have colonies in other parts of the world in order to succeed in the world.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Open Door Policy allowed multiple national powers to access China and its markets.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The unrestricted sale of opium to the Chinese masses angered the Chinese.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Christian missionaries angered the Chinese people further.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Increased anti-foreign attitudes in China.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Led to an increase in modern reforms for China
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Marked first time that American troops were sent to a foreign country without consent of Congress.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Increased powers of the president
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Revolutionized authority of president during war
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Increased imperialistic ventures


 * __Fourteen Points (Katie Vaughn)__**
 * A speech given on January 8, 1918, by Woodrow Wilson to a joint session of Congress
 * The point of this speech was to let the people know that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe
 * Some of the points were the following:
 * No secret agreements
 * Free navigation of all seas
 * End all economic barriers between countries
 * Countries should reduce weapon power
 * Wilson hoped that the promise of peace would inspire enemy nations to end the war
 * __Zimmermann Note (Katie Vaughn)__**
 * The Zimmermann Note was a proposal from the Germans to Mexico to make war against the United States
 * The Secretarty of the German Empire, Arthur Zimmermann, sent the note to Heinrich von Eckardt, The German ambassador in Mexico
 * The proposal was intercepted and decoded by the British
 * The Americans were very upset about this news and wanted to declare war on Germany

__**World War I (Nick F.)**__
 * Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
 * Political Ties and alliances between countries Caused all of the major powers of europe to declare war on each other
 * Allies
 * France
 * British Empire
 * Russia
 * Italy
 * Romania
 * Japan
 * Serbia
 * Greece
 * After 1917 USA
 * Central Powers
 * Germany
 * Austro-Hungarian Empire
 * Ottoman Empire
 * Pressures From Pro-War citizens, as well as foreign aggression on America prompted their entry into the war
 * Trench Warfare
 * 2 Front War

__**Roosevelt Corollary (Nick F.)**__
 * Statement Made in Roosevelt's 1904 State of the Union
 * The USA would now intervene when European Countries Made Claims to Latin American Countries
 * Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
 * USA would not attempt to help "stabilize" Latin American countries that couldn't pay their debts.


 * __Platt Amendment (Brianna Smith)__**
 * The Platt Amendment of 1901 effectively turns Cuba into United States dependency
 * It replaced the Teller Amendment
 * It called for the withdrawl of United States troops remaining in Cuba at the end of the Spanish American War
 * The Platt Amendment was introduced to Congress by Senator Orville H. Platt



=__**Espionage Act - Kyle S.**__= =__**Chinese Exclusion Act - Kyle S,**__= =**__People and Importance__**=
 * __Plessy vs. Ferguson (Brianna Smith)__**
 * In 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson repeals the Civil Rights Act of 1875
 * Racial segregation in public facilities can be separate but equal
 * Later on Plessy vs. Ferguson was overtuned by Brown vs. Board of Education
 * ==== Prohibited any attempt to interfere with military operations ====
 * ==== Just after the United States entered World War I in April 1917 ====
 * ==== Prohibited to support U.S. enemies during wartime ====
 * ==== Around 900 went to prison under the Espionage Act ====
 * ==== Criticized as unconstitutional, the act resulted in the imprisonment of many of the anti-war movement. ====
 * Suspended Chinese immigration
 * One of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in U.S. history
 * Many (chinese) were beaten and forced to leave the country
 * Many people strongly supported the act, including the Knights of Labor, a labor union
 * Lead to human smuggling in the U.S.

__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Susan B. Anthony (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) **Ryan V.** __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Analysis of why they are important and significant to US history:** Factual Information that supports the identification of them as important:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Before the Civil War erupted, Anthony was an influential member of the movement for temperance and for women’s suffrage. She also participated in the anti-slavery movement. After the Civil War, she was even more involved than before and helped pave the path for the passage of the nineteenth amendment and women’s suffrage. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Attended almost every single National Women’s Rights Convention
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Author of The Revolution with Elizabeth Cady Stanton
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cofounder of the NWSA
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Voted in the 1872 presidential election before the passage of the nineteenth amendment and was tried and fined $100 in United States vs. Susan B. Anthony.

__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) **Ryan V**. __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Analysis of why they are important and significant to US history:** Factual Information that supports the identification of them as important:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. In addition to running the country for nine years, he also was a leader of the Republican Party, a founder of the Bull Moose Party, a leader of the Progressive movement, and pursuer of a wide range of interests outside of politics. He helped to shape early 1900’s politics. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leader of the Progressive movement
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leader of the Republican Party
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leader of the Progressive “Bull Moose” Party
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">26th President of the United States (1901-1905; 1905-1909)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leader of the Rough Riders who fought in the Spanish-American War
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Supporter of the entry of America into World War I in alliance with the allies due to the sinking of the Lusitania.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Trust-buster
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Big Stick Diplomacy
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Post-presidency African Safari - killed all kinds of African Animals


 * __Woodrow Wilson (Katie Vaughn)__**
 * His real name is Thomas Woodrow Wilson
 * Born on December 28, 1856
 * Leader of the Progressive Movement
 * 28th President( Term: March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1921)
 * He passed major reforms which include the Federal Reserve Act, Clayton Antitrust Act, The Federal Farm Loan Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, and an income tax
 * Became a major advocate of women's rights
 * His re-election campaign was centered around the slogan " he kept us out of war"
 * Before the war ended Wilson took control of negotiations with Germany. He issued the 14 Points which could relieve tensions
 * __Grover Cleveland ( Katie Vaughn)__**
 * His real name is Stephen Grover Cleveland
 * He was born on March 18, 1837
 * He was the only president to serve to non-consecutive terms( 1885 - 1889 and 1893 - 1897)
 * 22th President( Term: March 4, 1885 - March 4, 1889)
 * 24th President( Term: March 4, 1893 - March 4, 1897)
 * Leader of pro-business Bourbon Democrats
 * opposed high tariffs, free silver, and inflation
 * Cleveland was admired for his honesty, independence, integrity, and commitment to principles of classical liberalism
 * He said, " A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves"




 * __Booker T. Washington (Brianna Smith)__**
 * Booker Taliaferro Washington
 * He was born on April 5, 1858
 * He was the first African American to be on a United States postage stamp
 * He received a master's degree from Harvard University
 * He represents the last generation of blacks born into slavery
 * He was selected to head a school for blacks at Tuskegee. There were two small buildings, no equipment, and little money
 * He believed the best things for black people in the post-Reconstruction era could be viewed through education in crafts and industrial skills and the practice of the virtues of patience, enterprise, and thrift
 * He gave an Atlanta Compromise speech in 1895 at Cotton States Exposition urging African Americans to accept second-class citizens status in exchange for civil rights and equal education

__**J.P. Morgan (Brianna Smith)**__ __**William Howard Taft (Nick F.)**__
 * John Piermont Morgan
 * He was born on April 17, 1837
 * An American financier who dominated banks
 * In 1892 he merged Edison General Electric and Thomas-Houston Electric Company to create General Electric( GE)
 * JP Morgan buys out Andrew Carnegie's Steel holdings creating vritual monopolies in US Steel industry and the leading establishments of US Steel, the first billion dollar company
 * 27th president of the United States
 * One of Two presidents to head anotherbranch of government
 * Chief justice of United states after presidency
 * Got Stuck in a tub[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/William_Howard_Taft.jpg/220px-William_Howard_Taft.jpg align="left"]]


 * __Henry Ford (Nick F.)__**
 * Automotive Industry
 * Founder of Ford Motor Company
 * Assembly Line
 * Mass Production
 * Model T revolutionized the automobile

=__**Andrew Carnegie - Kyle S.**__=
 * ====Known for American steel industry====
 * ====Philanthropist====
 * ==== Generous donations given to build libraries and other public ====
 * ==== Buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in North Tarrytown, New York ====
 * ==== Homestead Strike of 1892 ====

__**William Mckinley - Kyle S.**__




 * 25th President
 * Assassinated in 1901
 * Served in the Civil War
 * Focused on imperialism, prosperity, and free silver
 * =Dingley Tariff of 1897=

__**Works Cited**__
 * en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Zimmermann**_**Telegram**
 * www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1324.html
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 * en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Plessy**_**v**._**Ferguson**
 * en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Platt**_**Amendment**