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Alaska is purchased from Russia
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Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller started Standard Oil in 1870, and by 1879 Standard Oil controlled 90% of Americas refining capacity. Rockefeller obtained the first monopoly by creating Standard oil. The monopoly that was achieved completely changed the business industry. -
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
The invention of the telephone dramatically changed society. The telephone brought fast communication between people. In emergencies having a telephone could save many lives still to this day. -
Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb
Edison lit up the world with the light bulb. Before the light bulb, people would have to stop working when the sun went down, but once it was created work could go on throughout the night. Things got done a lot faster this way. -
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
Ellis Island allowed many immigrants to move into the US. The island saw millions of new arrivals into America. The immigration of these people saved them from the harsh conditions of their countries. -
Carnegie Steel’s Homestead Strike
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Plessy v Ferguson
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The U.S. declares war on Spain
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Hawaii is annexed
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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
The Tenement Act ensured there would be no building of dark, unventilated houses/buildings. Many immigrants lived in these places, and it made the spread of disease very prominent. When the law prohibited these buildings, homes became a lot safer. -
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 Wesern Hem
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Upton Sinclair releases “The Jungle”
The book "The Jungle" changed people's views on the meat and packing industry. It really opened everyone's eyes to the true disgust behind the industry. All the disgust people felt made the industry have to change, which in the long run saved lives from illness and disease. -
Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed
Once this act was passed the meat industry was required to place the nutrition facts on meats, so people could know what they are really buying. Unessacery drugs and sugars declined drastically, which in turn made people healthier. Most foods became safer and healthier to consume. -
Henry Ford produced his first Model T
The invention of cars greatly changed the way people live. Cars give a fast and easy way of transportation. The shape of towns changed overtime to create streets and roads for these automobiles. -
Creation of the NAACP
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The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire
The Fire that happened could have easily been prevented with a little safety. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire leads to safety rules and precautions in the workplace because of how terrible it was. It was a horrific tragedy with 146 deaths. -
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
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Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
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Women got the right to vote
Women getting the right to vote led to many things becoming available for women. The right to vote was a huge leap in the women's suffrage act. After this happened women slowing but surely got their equal rights.
