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Labor Pains (Samuel Gompers (Mian figure of the American Federation Of…
Labor Pains
Samuel Gompers
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Gompers was from a Jewish background had immigrated from London.
craft or trades unionism, which restricted union membership to wage earners and grouped workers into locals based on their trade or craft identification
pure-and-simple unionism focused primarily on economic rather than political reform as the best way of securing workers' rights and welfare.
when political action was necessary, Gompers urged labor to follow a course of "political nonpartisanship
America as a world power
Open Note Door
John Hay, sent the so-called Open Door Note to the powers with spheres of influence in China on 6 September 18
Note asked them to accord equal trade and investment opportunities to all nationals in their spheres of influence and leased territories.
time this announcement had little effect, because the United States was not a position to support the Open Door Policy with force. However, it would remain a cornerstone of American foreign policy into the 1940s
Boxer Rebellon
1898 a Chinese secret society, the Righteous and Harmonious Fists launched an uprising against foreign influence in China.
Missionaries and suspected Christians were attacked and sometimes killed. The terrorist activities of the Boxer society gradually increased during 1899 with Boxer bands attacking Christians on sight.
Tready Of Potsmouth
was signed on 5 September 1905. Roosevelt stressed to the Japanese that they should not force too harsh demands on the Russian.
Japan received half of Sakhalin Island, and control of southern Manchuria. The Russians remained in northern Manchuria. Japan received no protection from Russia.
Russoo Japan War
On 8 February 1904 war broke out between Japan and Russia because Russia reneged on its agreement with Japan to withdraw Russian forces from Manchuria and northern Korea. Japan considered these forces a threat.
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