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Alaska is purchased from Russia
Alaska was purchased for $7.2 million. The treaty was signed by William Seward and the Russian minister. Originally thought to be a dumb decision, but later people started to realize how much its worth. -
Completion of Transcontinental Railroad
This allows faster transportation across the U.S. than ever before and uunified the two coasts. The railroad business was mostly owned by Vanderbilt. Later on people, as well as goods, and oil were transported along the railroads. -
John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil
Beginning of Rockefellars way to gaining a monopoly in the Oil business. He started off basically broke and was saved by Vanderbilt making a deal with him. Made his way up by making beneficial deals for himself. -
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
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Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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Sherman Anti-trust Act
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Ellis Island opens
This starts the massive amount of immigration to the U.S. Without this the population would not have received its massive increase. Also the amount of immigrants led to many reforms and idustrialization in America. -
Carnegie Steel’s Homestead Strike
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Plessy v Ferguson
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Hawaii is annexed
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The U.S. declares war on Spain
Begins the war with Spain. This was initiated by Spain apparently sinking one of our U.S. ships. Known as the Spanish-American war. -
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
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Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
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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 Hem
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Upton Sinclair releases “The Jungle”
This book was very influential to the U.S. Revealed the horrors of the meat packing industry. ALso led to two new food acts being passed. -
Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed
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Henry Ford produces his first Model T (car)
This opens a new form of transportation in the U.S. Mass produced by using an assembly line. Mainly owned by the wealthy originally. -
Creation of the NAACP
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
A fire in a clothing factory broke out. Due to poor safety measures in factories many workers died. This event led to reforms in safety measures for factory workers. -
The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
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The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
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The United States enters WWI
Germany attacked U.S. ships which triggered the U.S. Also, Germany deciding to attack ships in the enemy's territory. Three days later the U.S. joined the allies. -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
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Women got the right to vote.
Obtained in the form of the 19th amendment. Big step for America in the right direction. Also, it helped the idea to end discrimination
