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Alaska is Purchased from Russia
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Completion of transcontinental railroad
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John D. Rockefeller starts standard oil
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
The telephone was a very important part in growing our technology. It was a quick, effective way for people to communicate without having to see each other in person. Having telephones has become a convenient and reliable way to communicate without restrictions on distance. -
Thomas Edison brings light into the world with the lightbulb
The invention of the lightbulb by Thomas Edison was very important and helpful to people. The light bulb brought light to homes. They were no longer in the dark once the daylight was gone. People didn't have to burn candles or light fires. -
Chinese Exclusion act
The Chinese Exclusion was the first law to prevent a national group from entering the United States. It restricted Chinese immigration into the U.S. and Chinese Immigration was made permanently illegal. Along with restricting immigration, it limited the rights of Chinese already in the United States. -
Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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Sherman Anti-trust act
The Sherman Anti-trust act was the first federal act to get rid of monopolies in businesses. This act outlawed the trusts, monopolies, and cartels. The objective of enforcing this act was to increase economic competitiveness. -
Ellis Island opens
Ellis Island opening was very important because then there was a place for immigrants to come into america. It was easier this way because then there was a place that they could get information for jobs and for housing. If families were taking separate trips there was a place they could wait for them. -
Carnegie Steel's homestead strike
The Homestead strike was a dispute between Carnegie Steel company and his workers. This caused a violent strike against the management of the company. The strike was not peaceful and there was a gun battle that resulted in many deaths. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was a Supreme Court case that started because a partially African American man refused to sit in the "black section" of the train. He claimed that his 14th amendment was being violated and he had the right to sit in the "white section" of the train. Plessy v. Ferguson said that racial segregation was constitutional under the "separate but equal" doctrine. -
U.S declares war on Spain
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Hawaii is annexed
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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
The terrible living conditions endured by immigrants were being recognized and understood. The Tenement Act was one of the first laws to ban dark, inhumane, poorly venerated tenement buildings in the state of New York. Because of this law, things such as out-ward facing windows, indoor bathrooms, proper ventilation, and fire safeguards, were now required for tenement buildings. -
President McKinley is assassinated and progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
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The Philippines 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 Western Hemisphere
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Upton Sinclair releases "The Jungle"
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Pure Food and Drug Act & the Meat Inspection Act are passed
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Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Henry Ford produced his first model T (car)
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Creation of NAACP
NAACP is the National association for the advancement of colored people. It is an organzation created to enhance the rights of African Americans. The association works to fight and gain rights for colored people to become more equal citizens of the U.S -
Triangle Shirst waste Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York was burned down. A fire broke out in the company factory and 145 workers were killed because everyone was trapped and there were no working fire escape routes. The fire was important because it brought attention to the dangerous sweatshop conditions for workers in factories. -
Assassination on Austrias archduke- Franz Ferdinand- starts WW1
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The Panama Canal is completed and open for traffic
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U.S enters WW1
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Ratification of the 18th ammendment- prohibition
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Women got the right to vote
When women got the right to vote it was an important step in society. This is known as women's suffrage. Women worked hard and for a long time in order to gain their right to vote and become more of a citizen to their country.
