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Alaska is Purchased from Russia
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Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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John D. Rockefeller started Standard Oil
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
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Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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Ellis Island opens
Ellis Island opening was a gateway into America for people wanting to live here. It was a immigration station for 60 years allowing people to enter the country. Ellis island processed 12 million immigrants during its time open. -
Carnegie Steel Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike inspired many workers around the nation to stand for what was right. The Strike also showed how difficult it was for a union to win against its corperation. This event also showed people which side of the arguement the government was on. -
Plessy v Ferguson
Plessy v Ferguson was a supreme court decision that upheld the constitutionallity of racial segregation. Justifying the case by saying that they were separate but equal. The case stemed from when African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit back in a train car for blacks -
he U.S. declares war on Spain
This led to the Spanish-American War which could be considered the transitional period for both the US and Spain. The US was victorious in the Spanish-American War leading them to gain land from Spain. This was a big deal as it gave the US more territories to govern over. -
Hawaii is annexed
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Rudyard Kipling published “The White Man’s Burden” in The New York Sun
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he start of the Boxer Rebellion
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Tenement Act
The tenement act was one of the first that banned construction of poorly lit and venalated tenement buildings. This would mean that people who couldnt afford nicer places wouldnt get stuck living in inhumane places. It was also the start of building guide lines which led to more safety for the american people. -
Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
The assassination of Pres. McKinley led to the creation of the secret service which is the group that protects the president. His assassination led to Pres. Roosevelt who was known as the leader of the progressive movement. Without the assassination Roosevelt would have never been president and made all the changes to america that he did. -
The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end
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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine declares the U.S. right to intervene in the Wesern Hem
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Upton Sinclair releases “The Jungle”
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Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed
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Henry Ford produced his first Model T
The Model T helped to change the way Americans lived, worked, and traveled. The Model T was the first car to be affortable for the majority of Americans. The car was reconised for its low cost and it realiblility, the car was targeted to the common man for these reasons. -
Creation of the NAACP
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire opened the eyes of Americans to the horrible working conditions. It had people finally realizing that the working conditions in factories and other workplaces were inhumane. This was the event that set the labor reforms in motion. -
The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
His assassination led Austria-Hungary to to strike the first blow. The archduke assassination led to a series of war declarations against muliple nations. This was the kickstarter for WW1 as it led to most European nations to be against one another. -
The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
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The United States enters WWI
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Ratification of the 18th Amendment
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Women got the right to vote
When the 19th amendment was established it allowed for all americans to vote reguardless of their sex. This helped with womens economic progress in the world. This allowed women to move closer to equality in the nation by having a say in their government.
