Important Occurrences of 1907
Thesis Statement: The thoughts and actions of some remarkable men in the year 1907 have had a valuable impact throughout our American lives.
I. The Invention of Plastic
A. Leo Hendrik Baekeland
B. Baekeland's Inventions
1. Velox
2. Baekeland looking for artificial shellac.
3. The Bakelizer
C. Bakelite
1. Bakelite was not the first plastic.
2. The impact of plastic
II. Conservation of Natural Resources
A. Pinchot's Ideas About Resource Protection
B. Government Forest Reserves
1. Forest Reserve Act of 1891
2. President Roosevelt's reaction to the rider
C. President Roosevelt's Accomplishments
D. Roosevelt's Message to Congress
III. The Panic of 1907
A. A Major Financial Crisis
B. Enlisting the Help of J. Piermont Morgan
1. Meetings
2. Assembling funds
C. Morgan as Chairman
Cassie Zimmer
Instructor Harrod
Online Composition II
10 October 2003
Important Occurrences of 1907
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