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Purchase of Alaska
British and Russia fought for Alaska, Russia later found it as a burden and sold it to Seward for 7.2 million -
How The Other Half Lives
A book written by Jacob Riis that exposes the horrible conditions face immigrants in New York living in the slums. -
McKinley Tariff of 1890
Raised taxes on foreign products to a peacetime high of 48.Republican ran both the presidency, and both houses of congress -
Sierra Club
Founded by John Muir as an environmental organization to protect wilderness, natural resources, and teach benefit of conserving. -
Panic of 1893
Spring and summer of 1893 the stock market crash as a result of over-speculation and dozen of railroad, took almost 4 years. -
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Boxer Rebellion
Xenophobia was starting to appear , Chinese nationalist attacked foreign settlement and murder dozen of Christian missionaries. -
NAWSA
National women suffrage associations For women suffrage and other right to vote. -
Hawaii
The annexation of Hawaii, American settlers aided in overthrowing queen Liliuokalani. Major territorial win for companies who stop in Hawaii -
Theodore Roosevelt's Big-Stick Policy
1901 Theodore foreign policy motto, Press made it bid deal. -
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Square deal
Theodore thought his job was much more than commanding executive departments but t lead -
New President
Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president in America this was bad new for big businesses because they would not have much control over the white house and have to oppose to the federal law -
Elkins Act
Congress passes the Elkin Act which basically end the rebating price. The big railroad company did not agree with this beneficial to the smaller companies -
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Panama Canal
After the Hay-Pauncefote, British let US build canal alone. Panama sign the Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty granting US to build canal. -
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Russo-Japanese War
Imperialist rivalry between Russia and Japan led to war in 1904 , a war Japaneses was winning . To end conflict U.S. intervened and made treaty of Portsmouth. Japanese national felt as if they did not get what they hoped to get from Russia. -
Lochner v New York
Limiting workers to 10 hours a day of work -
Theodore Roosevelt peace
Roosevelt receive Nobel price for peace for resulting international relationship -
Food and Drug Act
Congress passes Pure and Drug act response to the patent-drug, meatpacking and food industries. -
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Great White Fleet
U.S. demonstrate naval power to Japan and other nations, Roosevelt sent fleet of battleship on an around the world cruise -
Muller vs Oregon
rule on women needed special protection from long hours of work -
Root- Takahira agreement
Respect between the Japanese and the United states, agreement in open door policy -
Australian vote
secret ballot that this time big companies would not know the votes of other voters. -
The triangle Shirtwaist fire
Fire improve concern and more safety precautions in working environments. -
16 amendment
Ratify for the government to collect income tax -
temperance and prohibition
Issue of drinking angered many people form the society convinced congress on prohibiting alcoholic beverage -
19 amendment
Gave women the right to vote after so many year of campaigning and fighting for right