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Matthew Perry and a detachment of US gunboats arrive at Japan and through intimidation forces the small island nation into opening trade relations with the United States of America.
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America acquires Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollars (120 million dollars today) The purchase was mediated by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister in Washington, Edouard de Stoeckl
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With pressure from president McKinney and the the new Government of Hawaii the US Annexes the former kingdom of Hawaii.
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Suffragettes preform a march in an attempt to draw attention to their cause.
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The spark that ignited WW1. the killing of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian thrown.
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solders of WW1 have an unofficial truce to bury the dead. this leads to fraternization between what was supposed to be enemies.
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The single bloodiest day in the great war. On this day the British alone almost lost 20,000 men.
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33 suffragettes are arrested outside the white house for picketing.
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This is when the largest peace agreement of the great war. It was also the document that severely harmed the German economy.
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the signing of the 19th amendment grants the women of the United states of america the right to vote.
