US History 1865-1920

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  • U-Boats Created

    These were German Naval submarines.
  • Bessemer Process

    The Bessemer Process was the first inexpensive way to mass-produce steel from molten pig iron.
  • Discovery of Gold in Pikes Peak

    Green Russel and Sam Bates found gold in Pikes Peak, which led to around 100,000 people moving to Colorado to mine for gold.
  • Homestead Act

    This act provided 160 acres of federal land for people to live on as long they farmed and maintained the land.
  • Morrill Land Grant Act

    This act allowed for the creation of land grant colleges.
  • Completion of Transcontinental Railroad

    The transcontinental railroad was officially completed, allowing for more unification of the United States.
  • Battle of Little Bighorn

    This was a battle between the Lakota and Cheyenne people and the United States Army.
  • Farmers Alliance Created

    This was a movement formed to advance farmers' collective interests.
  • Invention of the Light Bulb by Thomas Edison

    Thomas Edison successfully made the first incandescent lightbulb.
  • Carlisle School Established

    The Carlisle School was established in order to teach Native American children English and to immerse them in white culture.
  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    This was a federal law prohibiting immigration of Chinese laborers.
  • Edison Lights up NYC

    Thomas Edison provided electrical lighting for Manhatten from Pearl Street Station.
  • Statue of Liberty Built

    The Statue of Liberty was shipped over from France and reassembled on Liberty Island.
  • American Federation of Labor Founded

    This federation was focused on gaining the right to bargain on wages, work conditions, and benefits.
  • Interstate Commerce Act Passed

    This act set guidelines for how railroads could do business in order to avoid monopolies.
  • Dawes Act

    This act broke up reservation land into individual land lots.
  • Jacob Riis Published Book of Photos

    This book showed the life of immigrants in squalor in NYC.
  • Alfred T Mahan Writes Book on Sea Power

    This book was based on six principles of the sea: geography, physical conformation, territory, population, national character, and policy of government.
  • Sherman Anti-Trust Act

    This act outlawed business practices that restricted competition and interstate commerce in the marketplace.
  • Wounded Knee Massacre

    This was the massacre of 300 Lakota people by the United States Army.
  • Frederick Jackson Turner Writes Essay of Settling the West

    Turner published his thesis on the impact the western frontier had on the nation's identity.
  • Pullman Strike

    Railroad workers went on strike, paralyzing the railroad network in the United States.
  • Plessy v Ferguson

    This case ruled in favor of racial segregation as long as it was "separate but equal."
  • Holden v Hardy

    This case was in favor of the limitation of hours for miners and smelters.
  • Spanish American War Begins

    This war began after the explosion of the USS Maine in Cuba.
  • Hawaii is Annexed

    Hawaii was annexed due to the fear of Japanese occupation on the islands.
  • Philippines Islands are Annexed

    The United States paid Spain $20 million to annex the Philippines.
  • Newlands Reclamation Act

    This act funded irrigation and construction projects.
  • Lochner v New York

    This case prohibited bakers from working more than 10 hours a day and 60 hours a week.
  • Sinclair's "The Jungle" Written

    This book focuses on the terrible conditions of meatpacking workers.
  • Pure Food and Drug Act Passed

    This act prohibited the sale of misbranded food or drugs.
  • Muller v Oregon

    This case limited the hours of female employees to ten hours per day.
  • Founding of NAACP

    The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is a civil rights organization that was founded to combat violence against black Americans during the 1900s.
  • Hepner Act

    This case covered illegal alien immigration.
  • 17th Ammendment

    This allowed voters to cast direct votes for US Senators.
  • Ford Motor Company Assembly Line

    Ford Invented the assembly line, moving work around from worker to worker to allow for more efficiency.
  • Federal Reserve Act

    This act created a national currency and monetary system.
  • Clayton Antitrust Act

    This act prohibited price discrimination.
  • WWI Began

    Gavrilo Princip shot and killed Franz Ferdinand.
  • Panama Canal Built

    The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway, created to ship goods more efficiently between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
  • Lusitania Sinks

    The RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by Germany.
  • US Enters WWI

    The United States declared war on Germany.
  • Selective Service Act

    This act required all men from 21 to 45 to register to military service.
  • WWI Ends

    WWI officially ended on this date.
  • 19th Amendment

    This gave women the right to vote.
  • Immigration Quota Act

    This limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the US.
  • National Origins Act

    This act discriminated against southeast European and Asian immigrants.
  • Scopes Trial

    This case was a publicity stunt for a small town based on the ethics of teaching evolution in high school.
  • 18th Amendment

    This banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol.