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Medical Science
Modernmedicine was beginning to take it's first start of the twentieth century. We had many advancements in technologies such as the X-Ray. Another advancement that came along was when Asprin was introduced in society as relief for pain. In the year of 1906, G.W. Crile, an American surgeon became the first physician to apply blood transfusion in his treatments. By the early twentieth century, American physicians and surgeons were generally reconized as amoung the best in the world. -
The Arrival of the Miners
The first economic growth in the far west came in mining. In 1849, the California gold rush made people move to the area to mine gold. But, before the gold rush in California, there was another big strike and that was when gold was founded in Colorado. It was in 1858 which was just before the Civil War. The year after they strucked gold, around 50,000 people settled in Denver. -
Railroad Expansion
The Railroad Expansion gave industrialists access to distant markets and remote sources of raw materials. The railroad trackage was about 30,000 miles in 1860. But by 1900, they grew to about 193,000 miles. Cornelius Vanderbilt, James J. Hill, Collis R. Huntington, and others became symbols to much of the nation of concentrated economic power. A problem that ater occured was the limited liability that they had to force as workers. -
The Homestead Strike
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel workers was the most powerful trade union in the country. The workers were skilled in many ways. The Carnegie system was coming to dominate the steel industry. Both Carnegie and his chief lieutenant, Henry Clay Frick that the Amalagamated was not a good idea (had to go). The next two years, they kept on cutting wages at Homestead. When the economy completly stopped discussing it's decisions with the union, and gave another two days to accept another -
Commercial Agriculture
Commercial Agricultur took place by the late nineteenth century. Commercial farmers specialized in cash crops that were sold in National markets. Between the years 1865/1900, the farming output increased severely around the world. The start of the 1880's, over-production in the world-wide industry led to the dropping in prices for most agricultural goods. By 1890, 27% of farms in the century were mortgaged. By 1910, the proport had grown to 37%. Commercial farming made people extremely wealthy. -
The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the telephone in 1876. For those who wanted a phone, first had to subscribe to a telephone service and second, whoever they wanted to call, they had to have a direct wire links set up in the other people's house. "The Bell System" controlled all American telephone service. They used women to talk because their voice could sound more appealing. -
The Dawes Act
In 1887, the Dawes Security Act provided for the steady removal of most tribal ownership of land and the portion of tracks to individual owners. 160 acres of land was given to the head of the family, 80 acres to a single adult or orphan, and 40 acres to each dependent child. The Dawes Act was named after the Massachusetts Senator Henry L. Dawes, who headed the U.S. Senate's Committee on Indian affairs. It was designed to encourage the breakup of the tribes to of indians into American society. -
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The People's Party
What started as the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, the first major farm organization founded in 1867, the People’s Party emerged as farmer alliances to promote agricultural interests in U.S. politics. People's Party Candidates for President and Vice President 1892 -
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The Panic of 1893
Mark Twain Describes The Panic of 1893Unable to meet payments on European loans, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad declared bankruptcy in March of 1893. Two months later, the National Cordage Company suffered the same fate. The economic effect of these corporations caused a collapse in the stock market which detonated a wave of bank failures. Within six months, the panic had caused the failure of more than 8,000 businesses, 156 railroads, and 400 banks; leaving 20 percent of the population unemployed. -
Model T Ford
Produced by Henry Ford and became the first of the famous cars that would bear his name. The first production of the Model T Ford was assembled at the Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit on October 1, 1908. 19 years later, on May 26, 1927, Ford watched his fifteen millionth Model T Ford roll off the assembly line at his factory in Michigan. The automoile was assembled by a moving assembly line which enabled Ford to produce far more cars that any other company. -
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Spanish-American War
Yellow JournalismAfter a letter written by the Spanish minister criticizing President William McKinley was published and the explosion of the U.S. naval ship, the Maine, the U.S. moved in to assist the Cubans in fighting Spain. Battles also spread to the Philippines and Puerto Rico. After only a few months, the war ended with the U.S. victorious and in somewhat control of the three islands. -
Leisure in Society
Many people had a different meaning of Leisure. Some people wanted to just sit back and relax when others watched sports like baseball along with play music, go to movies, and be entertainers in theater. If the women were not doing those activities, then they were shopping and going to tea rooms. Leisure was very important to men and women back then because they would work 12 hours a day and they need a break after working that many hours. -
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The Progressive Movement (1900-1918)
When American was making a dramatic shift from an agrarian to an urban society, many people began thinking of needs for reform. Two of the best known outcomes of the Progressive Era, prohibition and women’s suffrage, actually came only at the tail end of the movement. Progressives came from a tradition of middle-class elites who held a strong sense of social duty to the lower class. -
Formation of the NAACP
W.E.B. Du Bois, an African American sociologist and historian who graduated from Harvard, formed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) with the help of African American supporters and sympathetic white progressives. -
U.S. Entry into World War I
In 1917, three American ships were sunk by German submarines. President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war which was eventually passed with 50 representatives and six senators voting against it. Joining on the side of the Allies, the U.S. would lead them to victory in 1918. -
The Espionage Act
The Espionage Act provided new ways for the United States government to fight against spies, sabotage, or any obstruction of the war effort. The next year, in 1918, the Sedition Act and the Sabotage Act helped to expand the meaning of the Espionage Act. They also made it illegal to publicly express any opposition to the war. Officials were allowed to prosecute anyone who was caught criticizing the president or the U.S. government. -
Chicago Race Riot
Fueled by racism, riots lasted about a week; turning Chicago streets into a battle field. 38 people died, 15 whites and 23 blacks, and 537 people were injured. Over 1,000 people were left without homes. Although the Chicago race riot was the worst of its kind, it was not the only racial violence taking place during what became known as the red summer of 1919. -
Prohibition
Prohibition Still Being Talked About TodayThe temperance crusade was a major movement even before the Civil War, but in 1873 it gained new strength with the progressive movement and eventually led to the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment. Temperance was backed largely in part by women and employers. -
The Great Depression "Black Tuesday"
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Minorities living in the Great Depression
Minorities living through the great depression may have had it harder than whites. -
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The Dust Bowl
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The Scottsboro Trial
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FDR and his presidency
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The New Deal
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American culture and the depression
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Women and Men in Armed Forces
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Africna Amercians and the War
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Pre WWII era
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. -
Wartime Science & Technology
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United Nations Established
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HUAC
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Election of 1948
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Economic Growth
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Postwar Electronic Research
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Termination of Indian Reservation
Congress announces plans to end Native Americans as Wards of the United States governement and make them subject to the same rights and responcibilities as any other Americans. Termination was corrupt and mostly took land away from the Native Americans and left them in lawless zones. the program was discontinued. -
Brown Decision & "Massive Resistance"
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Berlin Wall is Constructed
Soviets start constructing a cement wall between East Berlin and West Berli, it was defended by armed soldiers who shoot or arrest anyone trying to flee the Comunist section. American view this as an act of agression and a sign of how wrong Communism is. (picture of the Wall being constructed) -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets try to build Surface to Air Missles in Cuba, President Kennedy orders an Naval Blockage to halt their construction. Tensions between America and Soviets rise rapidly.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets try to build Surface to Air Missles in Cuba, President Kennedy orders an Naval Blockage to halt their construction. Tensions between America and Soviets rise rapidly. -
MLK's "I have a Dream" speech
Martin Lurther King Jr. makes the most influencial and remembered speeches of his civil rights career at the Washington monument.
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President Kennedy Assassinated
President John F, Kennedy shot by a sniper twice during a Motorcade in Dallas Texas. Kennedy's assassination sparks many theories of conspiracies. (picture of Kennedy in a motorcade) -
Veitnam War
US goes to war in Vietnam, siding with South Vietnam against comunistic North Vietnam (Veitcong), Proves to be a brutal and controversal war.
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Veitnam War
US goes to war in Vietnam, siding with South Vietnam against comunistic North Vietnam (Veitcong), Proves to be a brutal and controversal war. -
Mirranda Rights Established
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren hands down a decision that All Police Officers Must Recite to crimal upon arrest their rights to a lawyer wiether paid or assigned by the court, and to not say anything against themselves or no evidence, this following three cases from 1963 throught 1966, Gideon Vs Wainswright, Escobedo Vs Illinois, and MIrranda Vs Arrizona, for which the Rights are named after, (picture of Chief Justice Earl Warden) -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is shot by a sniper in Memphis, his death will usher widespread Roiting, while his funeral on April 9th will be a day of unity and peace. (picture of MLK's funeral procession) -
Woodstock and Altamont Music festivals
Wood Stock Music festival was a weekend of Peace and Unity as a large crowd turned out and spent days in a crowded setting full of mud.
Altamont a few months in december hosted a music festival were violence broke out, several people were injured and four died. these concerts showed the light and dark of Youth Culture in the 60's
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Watergate Scandal
Five men break into the Headquaters of the Democratic National Committee are caught red handed. the burgulars being related to the Committee For the Re-Electing the President starts a investigation into a missuse of power that will lead to the Nixon resigning from office two years later.
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Watergate scandel
Five men break into the Headquaters of the Democratic National Committee are caught red handed. the burgulars being related to the Committee For the Re-Electing the President starts a investigation into a missuse of power that will lead to the Nixon resigning from office two years later.
