The AP English Language and Composition course is designed to enable students to become skilled readers and writers in diverse genres and modes of composition. As stated in the Advanced Placement Course Description, the purpose of the Language and Composition course is “to enable students to read complex texts with understanding and to write papers of sufficient richness and complexity to communicate effectively with mature readers” (The College Board, May 2007, May 2008, p.6).
shtetl- a small Jewish town or village formerly found in Eastern Europe
WHEREEEE SHTELT CAMEEE FROM DOEEEE!!!! - Yiddish shtetl, from Middle High German stetel, diminutive of stat place, town, city, from Old High German, place — more at stead.
Parasols-> A light, usually small umbrella carried as protection from the sun. http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=45169589
Admiral Peary-> Exploring the Greenland ice cap in 1886, Robert Peary, on leave from his duties with the U.S. Navy, came to the conclusion that the North Pole lay beyond, and was not part of, Greenland. Peary had further decided that he would be the first man to reach the North Pole, the top of the world. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ice/sfeature/peary.html
Philharmonic-> Devoted to music (chiefly used in the names of orchestras).
Mary Pickford-> Mary Pickford was a legendary silent film actress and was known as "America’s sweetheart." She was a founder of United Artists and helped establish the Academy. http://www.biography.com/people/mary-pickford-9440298
Latvia-Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia, to the south by Lithuania,
Lawrence Mill Strikes -The Lawrence Textile Strike was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World. Prompted by one mill owner's decision to lower wages when a new law shortening the workweek went into effect in January, the strike spread rapidly through the town, growing to more than twenty thousand workers at nearly every mill within a week.
New York immigrant slums- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089243/Slumdogs-New-York-The-remarkable-images-capturing-immigrant-families-unrecognisable-19th-century-New-York.html
Our Gang- also known as The Little Rascals, a series of short films about a group of poor neighborhood children, put black and white children together
North Pole- no one had proof of reaching the Pole before Peary in 1909 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peary_Sledge_Party_and_Flags_at_the_Pole_.jpg
Pantasote- imitation leather product used for upholstery
Noah Slothower- 1. Matthew Henson was an African American explorer who was the first to reach the north pole, but his race caused this to be a little known fact at the time, and was overshadowed by the leader of the expedition and friend Admiral Peary. Henson also had a fantastic moustache.
2.The Jim Europe Clef Club Orchestra was the combination of the Clef Club and Jim (James Reese) Europe. The Clef Club was a popular hangout and venue for African American musicians and joined with Jim Europe to form the Jim Europe Clef Club Orchestra, which was renowned for being the first all African American orchestra in the country.
3.Scott Joplin was a popular ragtime composer and pianist. He wrote what became the most influential ragtime hit "Maple Leaf Rag". He would later be dubbed the "Ragtime King"
The McKinley Assassination The 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot and fatally wounded on September 6, 1901 by Leon Czolgosz, inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
Minstrel Shows An American form of entertainment-comic skits, variety acts, dancing, music- performed by white people in blackface, or later after the Civil War, black people in blackface. They portrayed black people as lazy, dim witted, happy-go-lucky and musical. The shows were extremely popular and a uniquely American form of theater.
Moses in the bulrushes A Bible story describing the Egyptians oppressing the descendants of Jacob. The Pharaoh wanted to weaken their race, and so ordered every Hebrew child to be killed- refusing to obey this ruling, a Hebrew mother took her child and laid him in the reeds, hoping someone with compassion would find him and raise him. The Pharaoh's daughter stumbled upon him by the river, took pity on him, made him her son and called him Moses (meaning "from the water")
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to Republican presidents. He was the dominant leader in the African-American community in the United States from 1890 to 1915
Jacob August Riis was a Danish American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer
Sigmund Freud, born Sigismund Schlomo Freud, was an Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis. Freud's parents were poor, but they ensured his education.
Ellis Island Ellis Island, located in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954.
Tammany Hall Tammany Hall was a New York City political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789 as the Tammany Society. It was the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in controlling New York City and New York State politics and helping immigrants, most notably the Irish, rise up in American politics from the 1790s to the 1960s.
Communism Communism is a revolutionary socialist movement to create a classless, moneyless and stateless social order, based on common ownership of the means of production, as well as a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of this social order.
Invention of the Airplane (1903)- The first airplane that was able to be sustained by human control was designed and built by a pair of brothers named Orville and Wilbur Wright. It was the three axis control that made the brothers' invention truly revolutionary. Although the Wright brothers are widely accepted as the first inventors of the airplane, their claim has been disputed by many other inventors that say that they invented the airplane.
Model T (1908)- The Model T was one of the most popular cars that was manufactured by Ford. It was the first automobile that made it possible for a common family to afford the luxury of a car. Model T's were often made through an assembly line. Assembly lines created many jobs in the era after the industrial revolutions. Automotive boom towns like Detroit were built off of assembly line jobs in American car factories.
North Pole Expedition (1909)- Before Peary explored the in 1909, there was no proof that anyone had ever reached the North Pole. It was in many ways the last frontier of the twentieth century.
Theodore Roosevelt 26th president of the united states, known for his exuberant personality. Leader of the republican party, and founder of the short lived bull moose party. Youngest president ever. Attended harvard where he studied biology, boxed, and developed an interest in naval affairs. First person person elevated from the Vice-Presidency. Won the noble peace prize. Died at age 60 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt William Howard Taft 27th president of the united states. 10th chief justice of the united states. only person to have served in both offices. . Taft assumed a prominent role in problem solving, assuming on some occasions the role of acting Secretary of State, while declining repeated offers from Roosevelt to serve on the Supreme Court. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft Scott Joplin african american composer and pianist. Famous for his ragtime compositions. "The king of ragtime" wrote 44 ragtime pieces, one ballet, and two operas. earned a living in teaching piano. suffered from syphilis, which then descended into dementia so was put into a mental institution and died 3 years later at the age of 49. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated on June 28th 1914 by Gavrilo Princip. This was the cause of World War I. After his assassination Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
The presidential election of 1912 was between William Taft and Woodrow Wilson. It resulted in Woodrow Wilson winning the election. This election included the Progressive, Republican, Democratic, and Socialist parties. Theodore Roosevelt was a part of the Progressive party. There was also the presence of the Bull Moose Party, which was eliminated a few years after.
The Lawrence Textile Strike was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts. These workers included Industrial Workers of the World. More than 20,000 workers were joined to the strike within a week. These strikes lost the workers all of the gains they received in the first place over the next few years. This caused the worker's union to collapse. The entire strike was sparked by one worker's decision to lower wages.
Harry Houdini- born Erik Weisz in Budapest. He was an American stunt performer and escape artists. He performed all sorts of tricks an stunts including being put in straight jackets and buried alive. He was quick to sure others using his stunts Henry Ford- First child of his parents. He grew up in Michigan. He began Ford vehicle company and created the model T, and used the assembly line in his factories. Harry K. Thaw- He was mentally ill since childhood. he was also addicted to drugs,sex, and partying and used his large amount of money to gain these things. He murdered his wife's lover.
Homestead Strike: (June-July 1892) Second largest battle in U.S. labor history. An industrial lockdown and strike that eventually culminated in an all out battle between strikers and private security agents. Occurred at the Homestead Steel Works, PA. Dispute between Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the Carnegie Steel Company.
Filipino Insurrection: (1899-1902) The Philippine–American War, armed conflict between the United States and Filipino revolutionaries. First Philippine Republic wanted independence and annexation from the U.S.
Assassination of McKinley: (1901) The 25th President of the United States of America USA #1 FOREVER. Got shot in BUFFALO NY at the Pan-American Exposition by Leon Czolgosz, a dirty anarchist and freedom hater. Died from gangrene September 14.
William Randolph Hearst American newspaper publisher who built the largest newspaper chain in the nation. He moved to NY and obtained The New York Journal, which pulled him into a circulation war with New York World. This war of journalism would be the breeding ground for yellow journalism, which both newspapers used to sensationalize their articles. Two terms in the H.o.R
Astor Family Prominent family in the late 19th century and early 20th century. 17th wealthiest family of all time, carried status in the states as well as in Britain. They have worked on many important things including the New York Public Library, as well as working in parliament, (Waldorf Astor) Nancy Astor was the first woman to sit in the House of Commons
Eugene V. Debs An American union leader and one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World. He also ran several times as the head of the Socialist Party of America, and would be one of the most well known socialists in America. Detrimental in the creation of the American Railway Union. Was one of the leaders in the Pullman Strike and brought many of the people into the ARU.
Pancho Villa: Prominent Mexican Revolutionary general.Villa and his supporters seized hacienda land for distribution to peasants and soldiers.Villa was also provisional Governor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua in 1913 and 1914. He robbed and commandeered trains, and, like the other revolutionary generals, printed fiat money to pay for his cause. Villa's men and supporters became known as Villistas during the revolution from 1910 to roughly 1920. Villa's dominance in northern Mexico was broken in 1915 through a series of defeats he suffered at Celaya and Agua Prieta at the hands of Álvaro Obregón and Plutarco Elías Calles. After Villa's famous raid on Columbus, New Mexico in 1916, U.S. Army General John J. Pershing tried unsuccessfully to capture Villa in a nine-month pursuit that ended when the United States' entry into World War I was assured and Pershing was called back.
Emiliano Zapata: Leading figure in Mexican Revolution;formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution. Zapata's army captured Cuautla after a six-day battle on May 19, 1911,
Thomas Edison:Inventor of phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention. developed a system of electric-power generation and distributionto homes, businesses, and factories – a crucial development in the modern industrialized world.
William James - American philosopher and psychologist who studied and taught pragmatism, the psychology of religious experiences. William James was the first person to offer education in psychology in the United States
Winslow Homer - American painter of realistic nautical scenes. began work as a commercial illustrator for many magazines and newspapers in the north east.
Theodore Drieser - American Journalist and novelist in the naturalist school of thought. His books feature main characters who lack a particularly strong moral code, plots seem to mimic nature more than human choice. Most well known books include "Sister Carrie" and "An American Tragedy"
English ship sailing from New York to Britain, loaded with Cargo and munitions. On May 1, 1915, German submarines launched torpedos at the ship, sinking it and killing 1,119 of the 1,924 aboard.
-Franz Ferdinand (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne.[1] His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia. This caused the Central Powers (including Germany and Austria-Hungary) and the Allies of World War I (countries allied with Serbia or Serbia's allies) to declare war on each other, starting World War I.
-William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897 until his assassination in September 1901. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals. Though McKinley's administration was cut short with his assassination, his presidency marked the beginning of a period of dominance by the Republican Party that lasted for more than a third of a century.
General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (January 4, 1838 – July 15, 1883), a little person who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum. Stratton was a son of a Bridgeport, Connecticut, carpenter named Sherwood Edward Stratton. Sherwood was the son of Seth Sherwood Stratton and Amy Sharpe. Sherwood married his first cousin Cynthia Thompson, daughter of Joseph Thompson and Mary Ann Sharpe. Charles Stratton's maternal and paternal grandmothers, Amy and Mary Ann Sharpe, were allegedly small twin girls born on 11 July 1781/83 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut.
Rober Peary (1856-1920): was an American explorer famous for his exploration of the north pole. He claimed to have lead the first expedition to actually reach the pole on April 6th 1909, though this claim was disputed and is now disproved.
Matthew Hensen (1866-1955): African American explorer known for being on the 1909 arctic expedition lead by Peary. His is now thought to be the first person to cross/reach the geographic north pole, though he was overlooked at the time because of his race.
John Brown (1800-1859): radical abolitionist who often resorted to violence to try and achieve an end to slavery. He's most known for his siege at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, when he tried to arm slaves and cause a revolt. He raided the armory with his sons and expected the slaves to riot and join him, but words never got to them and he was eventually over taken, imprisoned, and hanged. He was seen as a terrorist in the south and a martyr in the north. His actions were one of the first real causes of the civil war.
Motion Pictures - Created by Thomas Edison http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edhome.html
Child Labor- Child labor laws came about. People began to focus on the protection of the youth in the workplace. Factory work was what the average person did... yep. http://www.shmoop.com/progressive-era-politics/labor.html
Baseball- Major League Baseball yayyyyy -An American sport -people took pride in baseball http://bleacherreport.com/articles/661802-major-league-baseball-finds-its-roots-in-progressive-america
Charles McKim- prominent American Beaux-Arts architect of 19th century. worked with Stanford White, another architect. Member of the Congressional commission for the improvement of the Washington park system, the New York Art Commission, the Accademia di San Lucca (Rome, 1899), the American Academy in Rome and the Architectural League.
Andrew Carnegie- Scottish American industrialist, led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the 19th century. He became a very high profile philanthropist. Wrote the well known article "Wealth," also known as the "THe Gospel of Wealth." started off as a telegraph messenger boy in 1850. STarted the Keystone Bridge Company. a member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club which was blamed for the Johnstown flood that killed 2209 in 1889. the Homestead Strike was centered around one of his steel plants. was partners with Henry Frick.
Henry Clay Frick- An American industrialist, financier, and art patron. Chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company. not a good CEO. also blamed for the Johnstown FLood and and Homestead Strike
Evelyn Nesbit She was born Florence Evelyn Nesbit in 1884 near Pittsburgh, PA to a Scots-Irish family. Started as a studio model, then a chorus girl and actress. Met Stanford White in 1901 when she was a teenager anywhere from 14 to 16 years old. Swung on the Red Velvet Swing in his apartment. She met Harry Kendall Thaw and when they travelled to Europe he pressed her to marry him. When Harry murdered Stanford White, Nesbit's name became very common in the tabloids. The murder and following trial was dubbed the "Trial of the Century" (even though it was only 1906).
John D. Rockefeller Born in Richford, NY in 1839. By 1882, he had a near-monopoly on the oil business in the U.S. And founded the Standard Oil Company. He was one of America's leading businessmen and devoted himself to philanthropy in his later years.
Bill Haywood Founding member and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Socialist Party of America.
Pierpont Morgan--> American financier, banker, philanthropist and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time. In 1892 Morgan arranged the merger of Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston Electric Company to form General Electric. At the height of Morgan's career during the early 1900s, he and his partners had financial investments in many large corporations and were accused by critics of controlling the nation's high finance.
Stanford White--> American architect and partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White, the frontrunner among Beaux-Arts firms. He designed a long series of houses for the rich and the very rich, and various public, institutional, and religious buildings. His design principles embodied the "American Renaissance." In 1906, White was murdered by millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw over White's affair with Thaw's wife, actress Evelyn Nesbit, leading to a court case which was dubbed "The Trial of the Century" by contemporary reporters.
Emma Goldman--> Anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. Attracted to anarchism after the Haymarket affair, Goldman became a writer and a renowned lecturer on anarchist philosophy, women's rights, and social issues, attracting crowds of thousands.[1] She and anarchist writer Alexander Berkman, her lover and lifelong friend, planned to assassinate industrialist and financier Henry Clay Frick as an act of propaganda of the deed. Goldman was imprisoned several times in the years that followed, for "inciting to riot" and illegally distributing information about birth control. In 1906, Goldman founded the anarchist journal Mother Earth. In 1917, Goldman and Berkman were sentenced to two years in jail for conspiring to "induce persons not to register" for the newly instated draft. After their release from prison, they were arrested—along with hundreds of others—and deported to Russia.
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Anarchism- where the state is harmful to the people
Ashkenazi- Jews from Germany, Russia, Poland and other surrounding countries
Atlantic City- a city internationally known for its gambling and leisure
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WHEREEEE SHTELT CAMEEE FROM DOEEEE!!!! - Yiddish shtetl, from Middle High German stetel, diminutive of stat place, town, city, from Old High German, place — more at stead.
Coon Songs: A genre that mad fun of blacks, a form of minstrel shows
ReplyDeleteGutenberg Bible on Velum: First bible printed with moveable type, known for its elegance, printed on the soft pallet of animals known as velum
Hammerstein's Olympia: A theatre built by Roger Hammerstein on broadway and 44th street
Harlem: Harlem Renaissance, an outpouring of new ideas, music, and such. Apollo theatre, also known as the Black Mecca
Parasols-> A light, usually small umbrella carried as protection from the sun.
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Admiral Peary-> Exploring the Greenland ice cap in 1886, Robert Peary, on leave from his duties with the U.S. Navy, came to the conclusion that the North Pole lay beyond, and was not part of, Greenland. Peary had further decided that he would be the first man to reach the North Pole, the top of the world. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ice/sfeature/peary.html
Philharmonic-> Devoted to music (chiefly used in the names of orchestras).
Mary Pickford-> Mary Pickford was a legendary silent film actress and was known as "America’s sweetheart." She was a founder of United Artists and helped establish the Academy.
http://www.biography.com/people/mary-pickford-9440298
Jannah Bradford
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Latvia-Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia, to the south by Lithuania,
Lawrence Mill Strikes -The Lawrence Textile Strike was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World. Prompted by one mill owner's decision to lower wages when a new law shortening the workweek went into effect in January, the strike spread rapidly through the town, growing to more than twenty thousand workers at nearly every mill within a week.
KInde-child or children in Yiddish
New York immigrant slums-
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Our Gang-
also known as The Little Rascals, a series of short films about a group of poor neighborhood children, put black and white children together
North Pole-
no one had proof of reaching the Pole before Peary in 1909
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peary_Sledge_Party_and_Flags_at_the_Pole_.jpg
Pantasote-
imitation leather product used for upholstery
Sarajevo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand_of_Austria,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarajevo
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Prayer shawl: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallit
Noah Slothower-
ReplyDelete1. Matthew Henson was an African American explorer who was the first to reach the north pole, but his race caused this to be a little known fact at the time, and was overshadowed by the leader of the expedition and friend Admiral Peary. Henson also had a fantastic moustache.
2.The Jim Europe Clef Club Orchestra was the combination of the Clef Club and Jim (James Reese) Europe. The Clef Club was a popular hangout and venue for African American musicians and joined with Jim Europe to form the Jim Europe Clef Club Orchestra, which was renowned for being the first all African American orchestra in the country.
3.Scott Joplin was a popular ragtime composer and pianist. He wrote what became the most influential ragtime hit "Maple Leaf Rag". He would later be dubbed the "Ragtime King"
The McKinley Assassination
ReplyDeleteThe 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot and fatally wounded on September 6, 1901 by Leon Czolgosz, inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
Minstrel Shows
An American form of entertainment-comic skits, variety acts, dancing, music- performed by white people in blackface, or later after the Civil War, black people in blackface. They portrayed black people as lazy, dim witted, happy-go-lucky and musical. The shows were extremely popular and a uniquely American form of theater.
Moses in the bulrushes
A Bible story describing the Egyptians oppressing the descendants of Jacob. The Pharaoh wanted to weaken their race, and so ordered every Hebrew child to be killed- refusing to obey this ruling, a Hebrew mother took her child and laid him in the reeds, hoping someone with compassion would find him and raise him. The Pharaoh's daughter stumbled upon him by the river, took pity on him, made him her son and called him Moses (meaning "from the water")
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to Republican presidents. He was the dominant leader in the African-American community in the United States from 1890 to 1915
ReplyDeleteJacob August Riis was a Danish American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer
Sigmund Freud, born Sigismund Schlomo Freud, was an Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis. Freud's parents were poor, but they ensured his education.
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Ellis Island
ReplyDeleteEllis Island, located in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954.
Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall was a New York City political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789 as the Tammany Society. It was the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in controlling New York City and New York State politics and helping immigrants, most notably the Irish, rise up in American politics from the 1790s to the 1960s.
Communism
Communism is a revolutionary socialist movement to create a classless, moneyless and stateless social order, based on common ownership of the means of production, as well as a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of this social order.
Invention of the Airplane (1903)-
ReplyDeleteThe first airplane that was able to be sustained by human control was designed and built by a pair of brothers named Orville and Wilbur Wright. It was the three axis control that made the brothers' invention truly revolutionary. Although the Wright brothers are widely accepted as the first inventors of the airplane, their claim has been disputed by many other inventors that say that they invented the airplane.
Model T (1908)-
The Model T was one of the most popular cars that was manufactured by Ford. It was the first automobile that made it possible for a common family to afford the luxury of a car. Model T's were often made through an assembly line. Assembly lines created many jobs in the era after the industrial revolutions. Automotive boom towns like Detroit were built off of assembly line jobs in American car factories.
North Pole Expedition (1909)-
Before Peary explored the in 1909, there was no proof that anyone had ever reached the North Pole. It was in many ways the last frontier of the twentieth century.
Theodore Roosevelt
ReplyDelete26th president of the united states, known for his exuberant personality. Leader of the republican party, and founder of the short lived bull moose party. Youngest president ever. Attended harvard where he studied biology, boxed, and developed an interest in naval affairs. First person person elevated from the Vice-Presidency. Won the noble peace prize. Died at age 60
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
27th president of the united states. 10th chief justice of the united states. only person to have served in both offices. . Taft assumed a prominent role in problem solving, assuming on some occasions the role of acting Secretary of State, while declining repeated offers from Roosevelt to serve on the Supreme Court.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft
Scott Joplin
african american composer and pianist. Famous for his ragtime compositions. "The king of ragtime" wrote 44 ragtime pieces, one ballet, and two operas. earned a living in teaching piano. suffered from syphilis, which then descended into dementia so was put into a mental institution and died 3 years later at the age of 49.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin
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ReplyDeleteArchduke Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated on June 28th 1914 by Gavrilo Princip. This was the cause of World War I. After his assassination Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
The presidential election of 1912 was between William Taft and Woodrow Wilson. It resulted in Woodrow Wilson winning the election. This election included the Progressive, Republican, Democratic, and Socialist parties. Theodore Roosevelt was a part of the Progressive party. There was also the presence of the Bull Moose Party, which was eliminated a few years after.
The Lawrence Textile Strike was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts. These workers included Industrial Workers of the World. More than 20,000 workers were joined to the strike within a week. These strikes lost the workers all of the gains they received in the first place over the next few years. This caused the worker's union to collapse. The entire strike was sparked by one worker's decision to lower wages.
Harry Houdini- born Erik Weisz in Budapest. He was an American stunt performer and escape artists. He performed all sorts of tricks an stunts including being put in straight jackets and buried alive. He was quick to sure others using his stunts
ReplyDeleteHenry Ford- First child of his parents. He grew up in Michigan. He began Ford vehicle company and created the model T, and used the assembly line in his factories.
Harry K. Thaw- He was mentally ill since childhood. he was also addicted to drugs,sex, and partying and used his large amount of money to gain these things. He murdered his wife's lover.
Homestead Strike: (June-July 1892) Second largest battle in U.S. labor history. An industrial lockdown and strike that eventually culminated in an all out battle between strikers and private security agents. Occurred at the Homestead Steel Works, PA. Dispute between Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the Carnegie Steel Company.
ReplyDeleteFilipino Insurrection: (1899-1902) The Philippine–American War, armed conflict between the United States and Filipino revolutionaries. First Philippine Republic wanted independence and annexation from the U.S.
Assassination of McKinley: (1901) The 25th President of the United States of America USA #1 FOREVER. Got shot in BUFFALO NY at the Pan-American Exposition by Leon Czolgosz, a dirty anarchist and freedom hater. Died from gangrene September 14.
William Randolph Hearst
ReplyDeleteAmerican newspaper publisher who built the largest newspaper chain in the nation. He moved to NY and obtained The New York Journal, which pulled him into a circulation war with New York World. This war of journalism would be the breeding ground for yellow journalism, which both newspapers used to sensationalize their articles. Two terms in the H.o.R
Astor Family
Prominent family in the late 19th century and early 20th century. 17th wealthiest family of all time, carried status in the states as well as in Britain. They have worked on many important things including the New York Public Library, as well as working in parliament, (Waldorf Astor) Nancy Astor was the first woman to sit in the House of Commons
Eugene V. Debs
An American union leader and one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World. He also ran several times as the head of the Socialist Party of America, and would be one of the most well known socialists in America. Detrimental in the creation of the American Railway Union. Was one of the leaders in the Pullman Strike and brought many of the people into the ARU.
Pancho Villa: Prominent Mexican Revolutionary general.Villa and his supporters seized hacienda land for distribution to peasants and soldiers.Villa was also provisional Governor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua in 1913 and 1914. He robbed and commandeered trains, and, like the other revolutionary generals, printed fiat money to pay for his cause. Villa's men and supporters became known as Villistas during the revolution from 1910 to roughly 1920. Villa's dominance in northern Mexico was broken in 1915 through a series of defeats he suffered at Celaya and Agua Prieta at the hands of Álvaro Obregón and Plutarco Elías Calles. After Villa's famous raid on Columbus, New Mexico in 1916, U.S. Army General John J. Pershing tried unsuccessfully to capture Villa in a nine-month pursuit that ended when the United States' entry into World War I was assured and Pershing was called back.
ReplyDeleteEmiliano Zapata: Leading figure in Mexican Revolution;formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution. Zapata's army captured Cuautla after a six-day battle on May 19, 1911,
Thomas Edison:Inventor of phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention. developed a system of electric-power generation and distributionto homes, businesses, and factories – a crucial development in the modern industrialized world.
William James - American philosopher and psychologist who studied and taught pragmatism, the psychology of religious experiences. William James was the first person to offer education in psychology in the United States
ReplyDeleteWinslow Homer - American painter of realistic nautical scenes. began work as a commercial illustrator for many magazines and newspapers in the north east.
Theodore Drieser - American Journalist and novelist in the naturalist school of thought. His books feature main characters who lack a particularly strong moral code, plots seem to mimic nature more than human choice. Most well known books include "Sister Carrie" and "An American Tragedy"
Lusitania (1915)
ReplyDeleteEnglish ship sailing from New York to Britain, loaded with Cargo and munitions. On May 1, 1915, German submarines launched torpedos at the ship, sinking it and killing 1,119 of the 1,924 aboard.
Victrola - Phonograph/record player
Madison Square Garden - Performance center.
-Franz Ferdinand (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne.[1] His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia. This caused the Central Powers (including Germany and Austria-Hungary) and the Allies of World War I (countries allied with Serbia or Serbia's allies) to declare war on each other, starting World War I.
ReplyDelete-William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897 until his assassination in September 1901. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals. Though McKinley's administration was cut short with his assassination, his presidency marked the beginning of a period of dominance by the Republican Party that lasted for more than a third of a century.
General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (January 4, 1838 – July 15, 1883), a little person who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum. Stratton was a son of a Bridgeport, Connecticut, carpenter named Sherwood Edward Stratton. Sherwood was the son of Seth Sherwood Stratton and Amy Sharpe. Sherwood married his first cousin Cynthia Thompson, daughter of Joseph Thompson and Mary Ann Sharpe. Charles Stratton's maternal and paternal grandmothers, Amy and Mary Ann Sharpe, were allegedly small twin girls born on 11 July 1781/83 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut.
Demetrius Jackson
Rober Peary (1856-1920): was an American explorer famous for his exploration of the north pole. He claimed to have lead the first expedition to actually reach the pole on April 6th 1909, though this claim was disputed and is now disproved.
ReplyDeleteMatthew Hensen (1866-1955): African American explorer known for being on the 1909 arctic expedition lead by Peary. His is now thought to be the first person to cross/reach the geographic north pole, though he was overlooked at the time because of his race.
John Brown (1800-1859): radical abolitionist who often resorted to violence to try and achieve an end to slavery. He's most known for his siege at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, when he tried to arm slaves and cause a revolt. He raided the armory with his sons and expected the slaves to riot and join him, but words never got to them and he was eventually over taken, imprisoned, and hanged. He was seen as a terrorist in the south and a martyr in the north. His actions were one of the first real causes of the civil war.
Motion Pictures - Created by Thomas Edison
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Child Labor- Child labor laws came about. People began to focus on the protection of the youth in the workplace. Factory work was what the average person did... yep.
http://www.shmoop.com/progressive-era-politics/labor.html
Baseball- Major League Baseball yayyyyy
-An American sport
-people took pride in baseball
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/661802-major-league-baseball-finds-its-roots-in-progressive-america
Charles McKim- prominent American Beaux-Arts architect of 19th century. worked with Stanford White, another architect. Member of the Congressional commission for the improvement of the Washington park system, the New York Art Commission, the Accademia di San Lucca (Rome, 1899), the American Academy in Rome and the Architectural League.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Carnegie- Scottish American industrialist, led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the 19th century. He became a very high profile philanthropist. Wrote the well known article "Wealth," also known as the "THe Gospel of Wealth." started off as a telegraph messenger boy in 1850. STarted the Keystone Bridge Company. a member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club which was blamed for the Johnstown flood that killed 2209 in 1889. the Homestead Strike was centered around one of his steel plants. was partners with Henry Frick.
Henry Clay Frick- An American industrialist, financier, and art patron. Chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company. not a good CEO. also blamed for the Johnstown FLood and and Homestead Strike
Evelyn Nesbit
ReplyDeleteShe was born Florence Evelyn Nesbit in 1884 near Pittsburgh, PA to a Scots-Irish family. Started as a studio model, then a chorus girl and actress. Met Stanford White in 1901 when she was a teenager anywhere from 14 to 16 years old. Swung on the Red Velvet Swing in his apartment. She met Harry Kendall Thaw and when they travelled to Europe he pressed her to marry him. When Harry murdered Stanford White, Nesbit's name became very common in the tabloids. The murder and following trial was dubbed the "Trial of the Century" (even though it was only 1906).
John D. Rockefeller
Born in Richford, NY in 1839. By 1882, he had a near-monopoly on the oil business in the U.S. And founded the Standard Oil Company. He was one of America's leading businessmen and devoted himself to philanthropy in his later years.
Bill Haywood
Founding member and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Socialist Party of America.
Pierpont Morgan--> American financier, banker, philanthropist and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time. In 1892 Morgan arranged the merger of Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston Electric Company to form General Electric. At the height of Morgan's career during the early 1900s, he and his partners had financial investments in many large corporations and were accused by critics of controlling the nation's high finance.
ReplyDeleteStanford White--> American architect and partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White, the frontrunner among Beaux-Arts firms. He designed a long series of houses for the rich and the very rich, and various public, institutional, and religious buildings. His design principles embodied the "American Renaissance." In 1906, White was murdered by millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw over White's affair with Thaw's wife, actress Evelyn Nesbit, leading to a court case which was dubbed "The Trial of the Century" by contemporary reporters.
Emma Goldman--> Anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. Attracted to anarchism after the Haymarket affair, Goldman became a writer and a renowned lecturer on anarchist philosophy, women's rights, and social issues, attracting crowds of thousands.[1] She and anarchist writer Alexander Berkman, her lover and lifelong friend, planned to assassinate industrialist and financier Henry Clay Frick as an act of propaganda of the deed. Goldman was imprisoned several times in the years that followed, for "inciting to riot" and illegally distributing information about birth control. In 1906, Goldman founded the anarchist journal Mother Earth. In 1917, Goldman and Berkman were sentenced to two years in jail for conspiring to "induce persons not to register" for the newly instated draft. After their release from prison, they were arrested—along with hundreds of others—and deported to Russia.