American History A- Nick

  • 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
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    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