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APUSH The Machine Age and The Proggresive Era (1864-1915)

By Juan_Rueda
  • Homestead Act is passed

    Homestead Act is passed

    It contributed to the West Expansion by paying men for moving into that area.
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    Economic depression

    Due to the monopolization of products like steel, small companies died out slowly and, due to the prior, there was an economic downfall as big companies could charge as much money as they pleased for the acquisition of their products.
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    Machine Age

  • Foundation of the Knights of Labor

    Foundation of the Knights of Labor

    It was a syndicate whose main objective was to shame and fight the poor working conditions given to the working men of the factories
  • Edison invents the light bulb

    Edison invents the light bulb

    (In the US)
  • John D. Rockefeler monopolizes oil production

    John D. Rockefeler monopolizes oil production

    By this date, Rockefeler had control of over 90% of the production of oil in the whole U.S.

  • Publication of How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis

    It exposed the poor working conditions of those who labored at the factories
  • Sherman Anti-Trust Act is put in action

    Sherman Anti-Trust Act is put in action

    Approved by the congress, it limited tha amount of power a corporation could have over its staple product, in order to deny monopolies and prevent these industries from rasing prices dramatically due to the lack of competition

  • Cross of Gold Speech by William Jennings Bryan

    Allow the free coinage of silver

  • Teller Amendment

    The US promises that it wouldn't annex Cuba
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    Progressive Era

  • Platt Amendment

    US troops wouldn't leave Cuba until the local government accepted conditions similar to those of an annexed country

  • Theodore Roosevelt's "Square Deal"

    It established that the government had to control corporations, protect the consumer and conserve nature

  • Publication of The Shame of The Cities by Lincoln Steffens

    It exposed the corruption in the leaders of the political parties of that time
  • Publication of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

    Publication of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

    It was an extremely controversial book that dissected on the factories' treatment and production process of meat.

  • Pure Food and Drug Act is passed

    Thanks to publications such as The Jungle this act is enacted along with the Meat Inspection Act. (Regulate salubrity of food production)
  • Assassination (attempt) of William McKinley

    Assassination (attempt) of William McKinley

    Though he didn't die immediately after being shot, William died due to gangrene 8 days later.

  • "Teddy" Roosevelt becomes president

    After the death of William McKinley, Theodore entered the US government
  • Lewis Hines publishes photos related to child labor

    Lewis Hines publishes photos related to child labor

    Never seen bafore, these photos allowed for the growth of public conciousness on the living conditions of these children who (literally) worked until they died

  • Roosevelt creates the Progressive party

  • The New Feminism

    The New Feminism

    • Greater demand for woman liberty and sexual expression
    • Some regard for gay culture and gay rights (Greenwich Village)
    • Birth Control Movement: Margaret Singer (1916): Contraception methods made available for the poor people -Jane Adams: Hull house (helps poor immigrants) -National American Woman Suffrage Association: Leaders are Lucretia Mott and Susan B Anthony

  • 17th Amendment is passed

    Senators are chosen by popular vote instead of governmental suffrage
  • Fordism (Early 1900s)

    Fordism (Early 1900s)

    The manufacture of the Model-T sparks a great development on the process of Assembly Line Producton