United States 1902

Synopsis

When the United Mine Workers in Pennsylvania went on strike in 1902, the crisis became serious enough that President Theodore Roosevelt stepped in to arbitrate a settlement. By arranging for labor and management to meet face-to-face, Roosevelt unofficially recognized the union for the first time. He achieved a settlement that satisfied both labor and management. The settlement also increased Roosevelt's popularity and strengthened the presidency.

Timeline

• 1882: Agitation against English rule spreads throughout Ireland, culminating with the assassination of chief secretary for Ireland Lord Frederick Cavendish and permanent undersecretary Thomas Burke in Dublin's Phoenix Park. The leader of the nationalist movement is Charles Stewart Parnell, but the use of assassination and terrorism—which Parnell himself has disavowed—makes clear the fact that he does not control all nationalist groups.
• 1887: John Emerich Edward Dalbert-Acton, a leader of the opposition to the papal dogma of...