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Created a steel company, responsible for Johnston Flood and Homestead Strike
Carnegie
Major hub for democratic party during Gilded Age
Tammany Hall
Giant oil field in TX, significant to the economy
Corsicana
1890, lots of Lakota are killed (women and children), ends major resistance by natives
Wounded Knee
Called by Carnegie to end Homestead Strike, kill workers, also responsible for building Johnstown dam
Pinkertons
US vs natives in New Mexico territory (Arizona and West TX too), ends with the defeat of Geronimo
Apache War
Oil found at 1139ft, shot up 100ft for 9 days straight
Spindletop
Elites of the Gilded Age, powerful industrialists
Robber Barons
Caused by the breaking of a dam in the mountains, killed thousands in the town below and cost millions in damage
Known for sneaky and unethical practices, tried to devalue gold, part of Tammany Hall
Gould
JP Morgan
Oldest Robber Baron, "the Commodore", train guy, helped people in Panic of 1873
Vanderbilt
What explosion helped kick of Spanish-American War
USS Maine
Ute Wars
Commodore George Dewey attacks Spanish ships and destroys two navies
Battle of Manila Bay
Owns a coke company, responsible for building of Johnstown dam, sort of assassinated
Frick
Sioux Wars
Creates Standard Oil and monopolizes, gives to charity tho so it's chill
Rockefeller
New labor laws, increase in women's suffrage, prohibition (what specific reform "genre")
Social Reform of the Progressive Era
Won Manila Bay, invaded Philippines and made alliances with Spain without US approval or knowledge
Charged up San Juan Hill and drove off the enemy. Gives US a big advantage in Spanish American War
Teddy Roosevelt
US agrees to not annex Cuba (just help get independence)
Teller Amendment
Custer fights vs Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, lost (1876)
Little Big Horn
Differences between Spanish and US militaries
US: small naval force but modern, old and small army of 20k men
SPAIN: big navy and huge but not well-trained army
What were the four countries/territories that Spain lost in 1900s.
Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam