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American Commodore Matthew Perry led his four ships into the harbor. There was a bombing at Pearl Harbor.
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The U.S. came to an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars. The treaty was signed by William Seward. It is known as Seward's Folly.
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The rebellion started because they were frustrated by the lack of economic and political freedom and were furious by the ongoing repression on the island. It's known as "The Cry of the Lares".
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The theory of evolution by natural selection. Social Darwinists believe in the idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are better.
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Cubans wanted independence and a new form of government. They were poor and lacked important resources.
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In 1898, the Spanish-American war broke out and the U.S. annexed Hawaii. Dole became its first governor.
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He was an american statesman who served as the 26th president of the U.S. from 1901-1909.
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It started on November 2, 1899. A Chinese secret organization led an uprising in the northern China against the spread of western and Japanese influence there. The rebels, referred to the westerners as boxers because they did physical exercises that they believed would make them resist bullets, kill, and be reckless towards people and property.
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The war in the Philippines began on February 4, 1899. Filipino rebels and U.S. troops starting fighting and lasted three years. Thousands of people died.
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Pelican Island is the first National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. He established it to protect the native birds there.
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It was founded by Henry Ford. He was the first person to make a successfully moving car and made it affordable and reliable and later on there was a high demand for his cars. From there his company grew.
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The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty was signed with Panama giving the U.S. permanent possession of the Panama Canal zone. In return, Panama received $10 million.
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It was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine by President Roosevelt. The U.S. might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with intervention by a European country.
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A case where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Commerce Clause allowed the federal government to regulate monopolies if it has a direct effect on commerce.
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It was established in Chicago by members and groups that saw "class collaboration" by the AFL.
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The book exposed the conditions in the Chicago Stockyards. Because of this the US Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in 1906. Also conditions in American slaughterhouses improved.
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The purpose of this act was to protect the public against adulteration of food and other products that claim to be healthy but are not proven of it.
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An American law that makes it a crime to adulterate meat products being sold as food. This act ensures that all meat will be slaughtered and processed in sanitary conditions.
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Taft was elected president in 1908. He served as the 27th president of the U.S. He was appointed chief justice of the US supreme court.
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NAACP stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It was formed by white and black activists in response to the ongoing violence against African Americans.
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It was ratified February 3, 1913. It established Congress's right to impose a federal income tax.
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The factory in NYC burned down killing 145 workers. It is known as one of the deadliest incidents in American industrial history.
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In March, 1913, Wilson was sworn into office. He was the 28th president, he served from 1913 to 1921.
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It allowed voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators.
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It was created by Congress to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act into law.
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It officially opened. It was the most expensive construction project in the U.S. The total cost for the canal was $350 million.
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The Mexican Revolution started on November 20, 1910. It ended dictatorship in Mexico and established a constitutional republic. It started because people were having huge disagreements over the dictatorship of their president, President Porfirio Díaz, who has been in office for over 30 years.
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Women spent decades fighting for this right. The 19th amendment gave them the right to vote. In 1920 millions of women went and voted for the first time.
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The employment of children under sixteen years old was prohibited in manufacturing and mining. Congress passed them a couple years prior but the Supreme Court declared them unconstitutional.
