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Beginning of the Growth of the american industry
The development of large-scale agriculture, and the rise of national labor unions and industrial conflict in the United States. -
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Growth of American History
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Tenements Fill
A government inspector wrote of the "filthy and rotten tenemnets" of the Chicago slums in 1896, where children filled every nook eating and sleeping in wevery windowsill and puring in and out of every door. -
Congress Passing Bills
In 1897 Congress passed a bill requiring immigrants to be able to read and write in some languages all though president Cleveland vetoed the bill as unfair, Congress leader passed the immigration act of 1917 which included a similar literacy requirement. -
In Prgress
In 1899 incorporated companies made up only 13.6 percent of all manufacturing establishments, yet they already employed 65 percent of all wage earners in manufacturing. -
New York City Subway
In 1904 New York City opened the first section of what was to become the largest subway system in the world. -
"Gentlemens Agreement"
In 1907 the federal government and JApan came to a "gentlmens agreement". The Japenese agreed to limit the number of immigrants to the United States while the Americans pledged fair treatments for Japenese Amerians already in the United States. -
New Buildings
New Yorks, Woolworth building completed in 1913, sored an incredible 55 stories and 792 feet high. -
Public Schools Increasing
The number of pulic high school increased to 12,000 in 1914. -
New Restrictions
The time of immigration slowed in the early 1920s when the government composed new restrictions. Nevertheless, immigrants still continued to play an important role shaping American culture.
