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First Oil Well drilled
First oil well Drilled. The drake well In Pennslyvania -
Homestad Act
The Homestad Act Help America Grow. It offered a "way out" of poverty and also increased migrations to the west not only from americans but europeans also -
Introduction of Electric Power
Electric Power provided a whole new business market and made life easier -
Boston fire
The Boston And Chicago fires -
Bell Invents the Telephone
The telephone offered a new way to communicate -
National League Founded
The NL is Founded -
Battle At Wounded knee
The battle at wounded knee Showed the Violence and hostility of settlers to the Native Americans -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Greatly reduced Chinese Migration to America -
Hawaii!
Gave The Us a new frontier to look toward for opportunity -
Reform Of American Schools
Schooling In america Underwent National reform -
Immigration restriction league Formed
American's Who saw these new Immigrants as threats Banded together to restrict the Amount of immigrants -
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Spanish American War
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Platt Ammendment
The Amendment ensured U.S. involvement in Cuban affairs, both foreign and domestic, and gave legal standing to U.S. claims to certain economic and military territories on the island -
Teddy Roosevelt Elected
Oh Teddy the changes you made -
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Ford Introduces the Assembly line
Ford Motor Company Develops and Introduces the Assembly line -
World War 1 Begins
The First world war begins -
Panama Canal Opened
the Panama canal Opened up a new trade line -
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the great migration of blacks to the north
Black american's in the south migrated to the north to avoid racism -
Womens Suffrage
Women Gain the Right To vote -
Dawes Plan
was an attempt in 1924, following World War I for the Triple Entente to collect war reparations debt from Germany -
Hoover elected
he promoted partnerships between government and business under the rubric "economic modernization -
Stock Market crash
On Black tuesday The stock market Crash Sending the economy into a downward spiral -
Dust bowl Drought
The drought in the midwest caused a decline in ferrtile land having A widespread effect on farming industry -
Franklin D roosevelt elected
Roosevelt had made great strides to help the united states out of the depression -
Prohibition Ends
The consumption and sale of alcohol is permitted in the usa -
First New Deal
The first new deal legislation had dealt with diverse groups, from banking and railroads to industry and farming, all of which demanded help for economic recovery. -
Prohibition
Prohibition the Debate over whether or not to eliminate the sale of alcohol raged on during the 1920's. -
WWII Begins
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U.S. Enters WWII
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor United states enters WWII -
Manhattan Project Begins
The Beginning of the development of the atomic bomb -
Normandy
The allies Invade normandy -
Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Fat man and little boy dropped on the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki, ultimatley ended the war -
United Nations Formed
The major powers came together to form a Council -
Korean war
North and south korea go to war backed by the united nations -
Eisenhower elected
with eisenhowers election republicans took both houses of congress for the first time in 1946 -
Kennedy elected
John f. Kennedy Elected -
First american In space
Alan Shepards 15 minute sub orbital flight makes him the first american in space. -
First american on the moon
Armstrong is the first american on the moon -
Kennedy Assassinated
John F. Kennedy Assaniated -
Martin Luther King assassinated
Martin Luther King the most prominent voice for african american rights assassanated -
USA withdrawls from vietnam
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Recession
1982 recession -
World trade center attack
Al queda attacks world trade center -
Obama Elected
The first african america us president
