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The United States buy Alaska from Russia. #1.
Alaska sells Russia to the United States. The United States bought Alaska to become more of known world power. They wanted to prove that they were a contender. -
Completion of Transcontinental Railroad.
The Transcontinental Railroad was built in 1869. The line length was 1,912 miles long. The purpose of the railroad was to connect the west and east sides of the U.S. -
John. D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil Company.
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the Telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. He revolutionized communication across the U.S. and the world. The telephone allowed for so many more advances in technology in the future to come. -
Thomas Edison brings light to the world with his invention, the Light Bulb
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879. It worked by passing through a thin platinum filament in a glass bulb. The lamp only burned for a couple of hours, but it allowed the world to live around brighter places today. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
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Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor. (AFL)
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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Ellis Island opens.
Ellis Island opened in 1982. The goal was to allow immigrants from European countries to come to America and become citizens. That is why America is known as the melting pot because we have so much culture. -
Carnegie Steel's Homestead Strike.
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Plessy Vs. Ferguson
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U.S. declares war on Spain.
The U.S. declared war on Spain in 1898. It was there first "Major" war since the Civil War. The U.S. Spain War only lasted 8 months and would end quickly. -
Hawaii is annexed.
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Rudyard Kipling publishes " The White Man's Burden."
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Start of Boxer Rebellion.
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The Philippine insurrection comes to an end.
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Pres. McKinley is assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt becomes president.
President McKinley was assassinated in 1901 by Leon Czolgosz. Theodore Roosevelt took office later that March. He would go on to be the youngest president elected in history. -
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine declares the U.S. right to intervene in the W.H
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Upton Sinclair releases "The Jungle."
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Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island.
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Henry Ford creates his first Model T car.
The first car was created by Henry Ford in 1908. Back then, people were still using carriages and horses as a form of transportation. The car allowed others to move around at a faster, but controllable pace. -
Creation of the NAACP.
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
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Assassination of Austria's archduke Franz Ferdinand, starts WWI.
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The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic.
The Panama Canal was built in 1914. The original purpose of the canal was to shorten the distance between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Enabled shipments of goods to travel at cheaper rates in shorter periods of time. -
U.S. enters WWI.
The U.S. entered WWI in 1917. It had remained neutral for a while, as it had been an important supplier to the Allied Powers. The U.S. entered due to Germany sinking many merchant ships. -
Ratification of the 18th amendment - Prohibition
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Women got the right to vote.
In 1919, the 19th amendment was passed, which gave women the right to vote. Women's Suffrage started around the mid 19th century. Women saw they needed change and demanded fair voting laws for women in America. -
Pure Food and Drug Addict and Meat Inspection Act are passed.
