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