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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
The economy at this time was slow which lead to railroad companies cutting wages. People were not happy and this lead to The Great Railroad Strike of 1897. -
Edison's Electricity
Thomas Edison announces plans for using electricity for lighting which he does by 1883 -
Knights of Labor Gain Popularity
The Knights of Labor gain popularity in 1880 and by 1886 they had hundreds of thousands of followers. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Denied Chinese laborers into the country but allowed students and merchants. -
Immigration Act
Denied admission to people who would not be able to support themselves. -
National Labor Strike
A national labor strike is held with hundreds of thousands of people participating. -
Spanish-American WAr
The 1898 conflict would eventually turn America into a world power. -
Treaty of Paris 1898
The treaty officially ending the Spanish-American war. US gains new territories from Spain -
Philippine-American War
An armed conflict with gorilla warfare in the philippines that lasted until 1902 -
The United States becomes leading manufacturing nation.
The industrialization of the United States help make it the leading manufacturing nation.