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Typewriter inveted
Helped women get more jobs like secretary jobs which expanded womens capabilities. -
bessemer processs
made it easier and cheaper to make steel which impacted industrialization -
oil in PA
one of the first successful oil wells that was drilled for the sole purpose of finding oil. -
homestead act
The Homestead Act helped to expand and develop the United States because it granted land for agriculture. It allowed people to acquire land west of the Mississippi River and to settle it -
national labor union
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Air brake
Air Brake system can be used to stop heavy-duty vehicles, railroads trains -
transcontinental railroad
the transcontinental railroad offered an efficient way to move goods over long distances, which boosted trade and traveling -
b+o railroad strike
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phonograph
The phonograph is a device invented in 1877 for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound. -
light bulb
allowed workers to work longer into the night -
haymarket square riot
violent confrontation between police and labour protesters in Chicago on May 4, 1886, that became a symbol of the international struggle for workers’ rights. -
statue of liberty dedication
Historically, the Statue of Liberty is important because she was given to the U.S. by France to celebrate America's first 100 years as a nation. It commemorates the alliance between France and the U.S. during the Revolutionary War. -
gospel of wealth published
The Gospel of Wealth is an article written by Andrew Carnegie that describes the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of self-made rich. Carnegie proposed that the best way of dealing with the new phenomenon of wealth inequality was for the wealthy to redistribute their surplus means in a responsible and thoughtful manner -
forest reserve act
The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 is a law that allowed the President of the United States to set aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain. -
homestead strike
The Homestead Strike was an industrial lockout and strike culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents -
pullman strike
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States. It pitted the American Railway Union (ARU) against the Pullman Company, the main railroads, and the federal government of the United States under President Grover Cleveland. -
carnegie sells to morgan
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standard oil dissolved by the supreme court
the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.