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Steam engine
James Watt patented the steam engine that continuously rotated to generate movement -
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Andrew Carnegie
he was a Scottish American industrialist that ruled the steel business -
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John D. Rockefeller
the founder of standard oil and controller of an industrialist monopoly -
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Jane Addams
leader of woman suffrage and opener of the hull house -
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Civil War
Issue over slavery -north and south -
Reconstruction Era
in 1863 lincoln was already planing reconstruction -
Assassination Of Lincoln
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 -
vetoed
the freedmen's bureau and civil rights act are vetoed -
Rockefeller
Founded Standard Oil company -
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Industrial Era
time of building -
Panic 1
the conditions of factories caused depression -
End Of An Era
reconstruction ends in 1877 -
compromised
signaled the end of reconstruction -
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Gilded Age
increased U. S. population by a large amount and pioneered today's technology -
Old immigrants
Came to America from Northern and Western Europe -
Oil milionare
J D Rockefeller becomes the first billionaire do to 90% monopoly -
Farmhand
Farmers could harvest 135 acres a day thanks to the industry's of the fat cats -
New immigrants
Came to America from Southern and Eastern -
Engine done
the engine was perfected and could provide 10000 hp -
Hull
Jane Addams opens the hull house -
Fat cats
they were all either Robber barons, Captains of industry, and Industrial giants they were the ones who built America -
Other side
Jacob Riis wrote how the other side lives -
Sherman anti-trust act
limited powers and size of big business -
Factory Act
improved the conditions of factories for kids -
Panic 2
the conditions of factories caused depression again -
William
William J. loses the election for populists -
US steel
J P Morgan bought Carnegie steel -
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Teddy R.
Roosevelt is elected and does great things -
Jungle
Upton Sinclar wrote the jungle and Roosevelt made new health codes -
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Taft's election
Taft is elected and is a terrible president -
Election lost
2 Previous presidents lost to Woodrow -
17th
provided a direct election of senators -
16th
16th amendment is made in 1913 putting on tax -
Underwood
lowered tariff for the first time since the civil war -
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Wilson
Woodrow Wilson is elected over Roosevelt and Taft -
Assassination of Franz/The Spark
Franz Ferdinand is killed by a black hand member starting WW1 -
Mobalized
Russia mobilizes to fight in the war -
Clayton anti-trust act
strengthened the Sherman anti-trust act -
Causes of WW1
The growing strength of some countries and the death of Franz started the war
also caused by Militaisim alliances imperialism nationalism and extreme leaders -
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WW1
A devastating war that changed the way we see war -
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Central powers
Another alliance that was surrounded by allied during the war
the main ones were Italy Germany and Austria-Hungary -
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Stalemate
when trench warfare and the eastern front got in the way of the fighting -
US in WW1
the USA joins the war -
Sufferage
women gain the ability to vote -
18th
it was made to ban alcohol in the US -
19th
gave women the right to vote -
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Allied powers
a group of states that worked together in war
the main ones were England France and Russia -
Poverty
20 million in the middle class it was a way to declare status