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Christopher Sholes Christopher Sholes
Christopher Sholes invented the typewriter in 1867 and changed the world way of work. The typewriter was used to create new jobs for women. -
William Seward
William Seward, he arranged for the U.S. to buy Alaska from Russia -
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Industrialization
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The light Bulb
In 1876 Thomas Alva Edison became a pioneer on the new industrial frontier when he established the world’s first research laboratory in Menlo ark, New Jersey. There Edison perfect the incandescent light bulb. -
The Great Strike of 1877
In 1877 workers for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad struck to protest their second wage cut in two months. The workers stoppage spread to other lines. The strike was ended after federal troops were ordered to end the strike. This strike was known as The Great Strike of 1877 -
George Pullman
In 1880 George M. Pullman built a factory for manufacturing sleepers and other railroad cars on the Illinois prairie. -
Queen Lilikalani
Queen Liliuokalani realized her reign in Hawaii had come to an end. More than 160 U.S. sailors and marines stood ready to aid the haoles who planned to overthrow the Hawaiian Monarchy. -
William McKinley
William McKinley who favored annexation succeeded Cleveland as president. -
Hawaii
Congress proclaimed Hawaii an American territory. -
War with Russia
Germany declares war on Russia and France. Great Britain declres war on Germany and Austialia Hungary. -
The fighting Starts
Germany invaded Belgium, following a strategy known as the Schlieffen Plan. -
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World war 1
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The End
Ausria Hungary surrenered to the Allies. -
Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler joined the National Socialist German Workers Party other known as the Nazi Party. -
Eighteenth Amendment
This admendment was added banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of acohol. -
1920 Writers
The time period thought an outpouring of fressh and insful writing. -
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Roaring 20's
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Changing Family
American Birth Control League fought for the legal rights of physicians to give birthcontrol information to thier patients. -
Assassination
President Alvaro Obregon of Mexico was assassinated. -
Stock Market Crashes
The market took a plunge, investors quickly sold their stocks and pulled out. Investors unloaded their shares. -
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The depression
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Hawley-Smoot Tarift Act
Congress passed the act which established the highest protective tariff in the farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition. -
The Holocaust
Hitler took over Germany completly and the holocaust began. -
German Offensive begins
German troops poured into Czechoslovakia and cleaned it out. -
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WWII
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Pearl Harbor
The Japanese started to attack the seas of pearl harbor.
