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U-boats created
Was a naval submarines operated by Germany during the war -
Bessemer Process
Bessemer Process made it possible to produce steel as ingots -
Discovery of Gold in Pikes Peak
gold was fine in pikes peaks -
Homestead Act
provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. -
Morrill Land grant act
the Morrill Land Grant College Act of 1862 set aside federal lands to create colleges to “benefit the agricultural and mechanical arts.” -
Transcontinental r/r completed
The Transcontinental r/r completed reduced time travel and helped unified the US -
Battle of little bighorn
a battle between the Lakota and other plaine Indians against Custer -
Farmers alliance created
The Farmers alliance was created. -
Thomas edison invents light bulb
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb -
Carlisle school established
a Indian school -
Chinese exclusion act
this was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States -
Edison lights up NYC
the first electrical lighting in New York City signaled a new era of urban illumination. -
Statue of Liberty built
the Statue of Liberty was built -
American federation of labor founded
the American federation of labor was founded as an umbrella organization for unions of skilled craft workers. -
Interstate commerce act passed
made the railroads the first industry subject to federal regulation -
Dawes act
An Act to Provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations -
Fredrick Jackson Turner writes essay of settling the west
Turner writes an essay of settling the west -
Alfred T Mahan writes his book on sea power
Alfred T Mahan published The Influence of Sea Power -
Sherman ant-trust act passed
the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices -
Jacob Riis published his book of photos
the first significant New York legislation to curb poor conditions in tenement housing -
Wounded knee massacre
the slaughter of approximately 150–300 Lakota Indians by United States Army troops in the area of Wounded Knee Creek in southwestern South Dakota -
Pullman strike
a widespread railroad strike and boycott that disrupted rail traffic in the U.S. Midwest -
Plessy v Ferguson
a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution -
Holden v hardy
a US labor law case in which the US Supreme Court held a limitation on working time for miners and smelters as constitutional. -
Spanish American War begins
the United States declared war against Spain. -
Hawaii is annexed
extended U.S. territory into the Pacific -
Phillipines islands are annexed
the United States paid Spain $20 million to annex the entire Philippine archipelago. -
Newlands Reclamation act
Act that provided federal funds for the construction of dams, reservoirs, and canals in the West. -
Panama Canal is built
The Panama Canal was built. It took ten years -
Sinclair’s the Jungle written
Sinclair wrote The Jungle to expose the appalling working conditions in the meat-packing industry -
Lochner v New York
the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York state law setting 10 hours of labor a day as the legal maximum in the baking trade. -
Pure Food and drug act passed
prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce -
Muller V Oregon
a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court considered whether a state could limit the amount of hours a woman could work while not also limiting the hours of men. -
Hepner act
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Founding of the NAACP
the NAACP was found -
17th adm
the 17th Amendment modified Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators. -
Ford Motor company's first full assembly line starts
the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile -
Federal Reserve act
established a central bank for the United States and fostered stability in the country's banking system -
Beginning of the first world war
the first world war begun -
Clayton Antitrust act
one of the acts that are the foundation of antitrust laws in the United States and are codified in Title 15 of the United States Code. -
Lusitania Sunk
The Lusitania sunk -
US enters WWI
the united states enters WW1 -
Selective Service act
authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription -
WWI ends
World War 1 ends -
18th adm
prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors -
19 adm
legally guarantees American women the right to vote -
Immigration quota act
limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. -
National origins act
A law that severely restricted immigration by establishing a system of national quotas that blatantly discriminated against immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and virtually excluded Asians.