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Alaska is purchased from Russia
The United States agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for a cost of $7.2 million. The treaty was negotiated and signed by Russian minister Eduard de Stoeckl. The purchase added 586,412 square miles of land area to the United States. -
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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John D. Rockefeller started Standard Oil
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell is most famous for his invention of the telephone. He became interest in the science of sound because his parents were deaf. I think this was a major invention since it changed the world during the time and opened a wide world of communication. -
Thomas Edison invents the light bulb
The light bulb was another invention that had a huge impact in the world. The light bulb was an important invention because it enabled humans to extend the length of the day. People didn't have to rely on sunlight anymore since the light bulb produces light. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
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Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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Ellis Island opens
Ellis Island is an island in the New York Harbor. A lot of immigrants from Europe immigrated to Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954. Ellis Island was historically biggest immigration station in the United States. -
Carnegie Steel's homestead strike
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
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Hawaii is annexed
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The U.S. declares war on Spain
One of the main causes that led to the Spanish-American war was the explosion of the U.S.S Maine in the Havana Harbor. The war resulted in a decisive victory for the United States. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. -
Rudyard Kipling published "The White Man's Burden"
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The start of the Boxer Rebellion
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Tenement Act
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President McKinley is assassinated
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The Philippine 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 and 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
The model T changed the way Americans work, live, and travel. The model improved many people's lives because it reunited families, made working conditions better and improved social lives between people. -
Creation of the NAACP
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire was a major event in U.S. history because it dramatized the need for better working conditions. The fire killed 145 workers. The tragedy brought widespread attention to the dangerous sweatshop conditions of factories, and led to the development of a series of laws and regulations that better protected the safety for workers -
The assassination of Austria's archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was one of the main events that sparked the beginning of WW1. He traveled to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in his role as inspector General of the Armed Forces. A Serbian nationalist assassinated him which led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Spain. -
The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
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The United States enters WWI
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was one of the main causes that started WW1. The United States entering WW1 made a huge turning point on the war since it made the defeat of Germany possible. The additional firepower and resources helped the United States during the war. -
Ratification of the 18th amendment - prohibition
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Women got the right to vote
Women getting the right to vote was significant because it ratified the 19th amendment. Another huge impact it had was that it brought women into the workforce. It also provided legal aid for women fighting for workplace discrimination, better wages, and education.
