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John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil
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Alaska is purchased from Russia
Russia sold Alaska because of the harsh living conditions. They also thought it was low on resources. We found out later if was filled with gold. -
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Scotland. He was home schooled. He also made his first invention at age 12. -
Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb
The first light was made in new jersey. The electricity was passed through a thin piece of filament. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
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Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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Sherman Anti-trust Act
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Ellis Island opens
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Carnegie Steel’s Homestead Strike
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Plessy v Ferguson
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Completion of Transcontinental Railroad
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Hawaii is annexed
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The U.S. declares war on Spain
The was was started on the sinking of the battleship maine. The ship was one of the best ones we had. The war ended in 1898 -
Rudyard Kipling published “The White Man’s Burden” in The New York Sun
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The start of the Boxer Rebellion
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Tenement Act
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Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
He was the 26th president of america. Roosevelte was a writer. He was also the 25th vice president. -
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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Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed
The creation of this lead to the creation of the FDA. The pourpose was to stop forien food and drugs. -
Upton Sinclair releases “The Jungle”
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Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Henry Ford produces his first Model T (car)
The model T was known as the first affordable car. They were rare but cheep. This mobilized Americans even more. -
Creation of the NAACP
The NAACP was an organization made for colored people. They were being mistreated so this organization helped oppose racism. The NAACP helped blacks get rights and laws giving them freedom -
The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire
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The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
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The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
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The United States enters WWI
US joined with brittan France and Russia in WW1. More than 2 million people fought in France. Many Americans were not in favor of the war. -
Women got the right to vote.
This right was the 19th amendment. Some women did not want this right. Some loved it though. -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
