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Alexander Graham invented the first telephone in 1876. The first telephone had a wire that stretched.
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The Strike was a work rebellion with Baltimore and Ohio railroad workers. Workers were getting their pay cuts and not making enough money. The strike then expanded across the nation.
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Thomas Edison invented the first incandescent light bulb.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act only included Chinese labor immigration. It was the first ever law that restricted immigrants into the United States.
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The American Federation of Labor was an alliance that really only supported people with high paying jobs. They were the complete opposite of the Knights of Labor.
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The Homestead Act had to do with workers in the iron and steel industry. People were getting their wages cut and decided to start a strike for them to stop cutting their wage.
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William McKinley won the 1896 election. He beat William Jennings Bryan. The republican party won the election.
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The Spanish-American War started between America and Cuba. It started when the U.S.S Maine sank in Havana and no one knew who it was but Cuba blamed America.