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Turn of the Century

By annascott

  • Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.

  • Alaska is purchased from Russia.

  • Completion of Transcontinental Railroad

    Completion of Transcontinental Railroad

    This helped transport goods over long distances. Many people came to get a job working on the railroads. It made routes faster, which increased money.
  • John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil

    John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil

    Standard oil controlled almost all oil production and marketing in the US. This company made Rockefeller the richest man in the world. Rockefeller was able to lower prices and crush his competition.

  • Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb

  • Chines Exclusion Act

  • Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

  • Sherman Anti-trust Act

    Sherman Anti-trust Act

    This act made monopolies illegal. This would help allow all businesses equal opportunities. It also was used to reduce the power of Robber Barons.

  • Carnegie Steel's Homestead Strike

  • Ellis Island opens

    Ellis Island opens

    Ellis island was America's first federal immigration station. This became the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to enter the U.S. Most came from southern, eastern, and central Europe.

  • Plessy v Ferguson

  • The US declares war on Spain

  • Hawaii is annexed

  • Start of the Boxer Rebellion

  • Rudyard Kipling published "The White Man's Burden" In The New York Sun

  • Tenement Act

    Tenement Act

    This helped houses and living quarters to become safer. Many died from fires in houses. People were living in unsafe and dirty conditions.

  • Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

  • The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end

  • The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine declares the US right to intervene in the Western Hemisphere

  • Upton Sinclair releases "The Jungle"

    Upton Sinclair releases "The Jungle"

    Sinclair exposed the horror of meat processing factories. This led to reforms like the meat inspection act. He was considered a "muckracker" for exposing corruption in the government.
  • Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed

    Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed

    These acts protected consumers. Labels had to be put on food so everyone knew exactly what was in them. People were getting very sick from toxins in their diet and this helped stop it.

  • Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island

  • Henry Ford produces his 1st Model T (car)

  • Creation of the NAACP

    Creation of the NAACP

    This associations goal was to end discrimination of colored people. They got 700,000 African Americans registered for the army. This was one of the most influential organizations in the civil rights movement.
  • The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire

    The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire

    This fire killed 146 factory workers. The owners had locked the doors to the exits. This event led to many reforms in factories.

  • The Assassination of Austria's archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WW1

  • The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic

    The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic

    The Panama Canal connects the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. This helped trade on boats become faster and more efficient. It was first controlled by the US, but now panama controls it.

  • The US enters WW1

  • Ratification of the 18th Amendment- Prohibition

  • Women got the right to vote