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George Dewey Born on December 26, 1837 Died on January 16, 1917 He was very involved in the Navy His major event was the beginning of the SpanishAmerican War He became commander-in-chief of the Asiatic Squadron with the help of Theodore Roosevelt After the USS Maine blew up in the Havana Harbor, his fleet went to fight the Spaniards and he won big time After the Battle of Manila Bay/Cavite he became well known in the US The battle ended any threat of the Spanish fleet being affective and without many effect to the US fleet Later Dewey was appointed Admiral of the Navy He also tried to go for the presidency but withdrew a month and a half later He became president of the General Board of the Navy and was also on a Joint Army-Navy Board He served on these boards until his death William Randolph Hearst • Heavily influenced American Media and Journalism editor, publisher, and proprietor of The Daily Examiner, the most extensive journalist empire o adopted “yellow journalism” o Pioneer in early television o Started one of the first print-media companies to enter radio broadcasting o • • Founded the Hearst Foundation Elected to Congress in 1902 and 1904 ● Emiliano Zapata (August 8, 1879- April 10, 1919) ○ Son of a mestizo peasant ○ Dedicated to land reform ○ Leader of a rebel group in Mexico ■ Partner in leading: Francisco “Pancho” Villa ■ Group opposed Carranza’s provisional (temporary) government By: Alie Hull W.E.B DuBois • • • • • American civil rights activist and historian Co-founder of the NAACP First African American to earn a doctorate Supported the Atlantic Compromise Protested against lynching, discrimination, and Jim Crow laws • Leader or the Niagara Movement John J. Pershing (Sept. 13th, 1860 – July 15th, 1948) • John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing was a general officer in the U.S. army who led the American Expeditionary Troops in WWI • Pershing is the only one to reach the highest rank in the US army, the only other general to hold this rank was George Washington • He was a mentor to George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar N. Bradley, and George S. Patton in WWII • People were skeptical of Pershing and his army tactics because he resorted to frontal assaults, which hadn’t been used since earlier wars • People blamed Pershing’s tactics for a lot of unnecessary casualties George Dewey • • • • • Born Dec. 26, 1837 Was part of Civil War Was assigned to 5 ships Lead attack at Manila Bay Captured or sunk entire Spanish fleet in 6 hours • Only person in US history to achieve the rank of Admiral of the Navy •Part of the last generation of blacks born into slavery •Become the president of the Tuskegee Institute •Gave the Atlanta Address of 1895 Booker T. Washington Born: April 5, 1856 Died: November 14, 1915 Significance: •Formed a type of “political machine” that supported black leaders and the betterment of African American lives •Helped form the Atlanta Compromise •Served as an adviser to President Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft Benjamin Toberman Ida B Wells Ida B Wells was very active in both Civil rights, and women's rights. In 1884 she refused to give up her spot on the train that she was demand to move from for a white man. She was moved by force and then sued the railroad company. In the local courts, the rail company was guilty, but they brought it to the Supreme Court of Tennessee and the ruling was reversed. Wells then became a journalist. In 1892 three of her friends were murdered because their stores brought competition to that of the white man. She wrote about it in her spot in the paper, telling every African American that they should leave. Ida left town and went onto organize many African American women support groups and began fighting for women suffrage. Ida was viewed as one of the most radical of all the women due to her openly opposing Booker T. Washington’s strategies, and for being one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In 1930 she ran for the position of Illinois State legislature, making her one of the first African American women to run for public office. In 1931 Wells and her life of fighting for her rights, women rights, and African American women’s rights came to an end. Frederick Law Olmsted April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903 • The Father of American landscape and architecture • Co-founder of Central Park in New York • Contributor to the design of the capitol grounds in Washington D.C. • He helped with the construction of 18 large parks and 6 parkways all over the country • He invented the system to create and design parkways by connecting them with tree-lines • Seward managed the foreign affairs of the United States throughout the Civil War. • Seward's most famous achievement as Secretary of State was his successful acquisition of Alaska from Russia. • On April 14, 1865, the night Lincoln was assassinated, Lewis Powell, an associate and coconspirator of John Wilkes Booth, attempted to assassinate Seward at his Washington D.C. home. William Seward • • major political figure in mid-19th century Lincoln beat him for the nomination for the republican party in 1960, but filled one of the most important post in the cabinet Queen Liliuokalani 1838-1917 • Queen of the Hawaiian Kingdom • The U.S threatened to take control of Hawaii • with military force • She did not want her people to die, so she surrendered before the U.S attacked • Went to Washington to ask the U.S not to annex Hawaii, but McKinley did anyway Alfred T Mahan • Military Strategist • Wrote many essays and books about some Naval historical and biographical subjects. • Highly influential with the sea power areas. • Served in many places, including China, Spanish-American War, and Spain. • The books he wrote set up how the navy set up their ships prior to World War I. Daniel Burnham • He was an architect and urban designer. • Made plans to design many cities, Washington D.C., Cleveland, San Francisco, and most notably Chicago. • First chairman of the United States Commission of Fine Arts. • Designed several known buildings: – Flatiron Building – Union Station, in Washington D.C. – Ford Building, in Detroit • Burnham was considered the preeminent architect in America at the start of the 20th century. Jose Marti National Hero of Cuba • • • • Jose Marti became an apostle of liberty for the Cuban people around the turn of the 19th century. Jose Marti, born in Havana, Cuba in 1853, was the son of poor Spanish immigrants Starting in high school he promoted liberty and freedom for Cuba from the Spanish After denouncing a pro-Spanish classmate he was sentenced to work in a labor camp, however he was set free shortly after his sentencing Lived in exile in Spain and the United States for decades becoming a publisher, poet, and revolutionary philosopher calling for Cuba’s independence • He also warned American interference in world affairs, particularly with the U.S.’s interest in Cuba • Returned to Cuba in 1895 to lead a revolution against Spain • Just two weeks after his triumphant return, he was killed in a small skirmish against the Spanish • His death led Cubans to cry out for freedom and continue the revolution against Spain John Hay • He served as the secretary of state for both McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. • He established the Open Door policy with China. • Open Door Policy- allowed all countries to be able to trade with China. • He also helped during the preparation of creating the Panama Canal. • The “Father of modernism” • He created the design for the modern skyscraper. • He is also one of “the recognized trinity of American architecture”. • Moved to Chicago after he was let off in Philadelphia because of the Depression of 1873. • Won the AIA Gold Medal in 1944 • Coined the phrase “form ever follows function