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The Guilded Age, cause history rocks
The era of rapid economic and population growth in the United States during the post-Civil War and post-Reconstruction eras of the late 19th century (1865-1901). Many people believe this era to have started with the election of Rutherford B. Hayes. -
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Timetoast Timeline for history, that rocks
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End of Civil War, cause history rocks
The Civil War ended on this date. -
The KKK is founded, cause this is the part of history that doesn't rock
The KKK was founded by veterans of the Confederate Army. This was a hate group who targeted religon and race. If the people weren't southern protestants, the KKK didn't accept them. The exact date for the founding of the KKK is unkown, but it was sometime between Aug and Dec 1865. -
Transcontinental Railroad, cause history rocks
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869. It linked the eastern coast to the west and gave America a nation-wide transportation network. -
The telephone is invented by Alexander Graham Bell, cause history rocks
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The Compromise of 1877, cause history rocks
The Compromise of 1877 was negotiated Wormley Hotel in Washington D.C. This signified the ending of Reconstruction. Hayes becomes president because of this. -
Thomas Edison with reliable electricity, cause history rocks
Thomas Edison produces a reliable way to keep a long lasting light going using electricity. -
Pendleton Civil Service Act, cause history rocks
In response to the Garfield assassination, this act marked the end of the so-called "spoils system." The document provided that Federal Government jobs be awarded on the basis of merit and Government Employees be selected through competitive exams. -
Berlin Conference, cause history rocks
The Berlin Conference regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period. 14 states attended to claim their part of the continent. The result yielded 50 irregular countries and a destruction of any potential forms of government. -
Industrial Age Starts, cause history rocks.
the industrial age starts. -
Populist Party Founded, cause history rocks
The Populist or People's Party was essentially comprised of agrarian reformers in the Midwest and South. The party developed out of discontent for falling wheat and cotton prices. The leaders advocated a variety of measures to help farmers. -
The Annexation of Hawaii, cause history rocks
A small group of sugar and pineapple-growing businessmen, aided by the American minister to Hawaii and backed by heavily armed U.S. soldiers and marines, deposed Hawaii's queen. They basically imprisoned the queen and seized 1.75 million acres of crown land and conspired to annex the islands to the United States. The Hawaiians weren't too thrilled about this. -
The Spanish American War, cause history rocks
The United States vessel, the Maine, was sunk because of the events of this war. -
Women's RIghts, cause history rocks
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Theodor Teddy Roosevelt becomes president, cause history rocks.
After President McKinley's assassination, Teddy Roosevelt became the new and youngest president. -
Niagara Movement, cause history rocks
The Niagara Movement was an organization founded by William Du Bois. The group advocated full civil rights for Afican Americans and an end to segregation. -
World War One starts, cause history rocks.
the war of the world starts this day. -
Panama Canal Completed, cause history rocks
The Panama Canal joins the Atlantic and Pacific ocean. It provides a much needed shortcut for ships looking to trade with the rest of the world. -
U.S. Declares War against Germany, cause history wasn't to good then
America enters WW1 whilte Woodrow Wilson is our president. -
Russian Revolution, cause history rocks
The Russian Revolution destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. In the first revolution of February 1917 (March in the Gregorian calendar), the Tsar was deposed and replaced by a Provisional government. In the second revolution, during October, the Provisional Government was removed and replaced with a Bolshevik (Communist) government. -
world war one ends, cause history rocks.
the war of the world ends.
