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The Lightbulb
Edison created the Lightbulb and it changed electricity forever, and it made so many new things possible. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act suspended the immigration of all Chinese laborers, the Chinese were the first group subject to admission restrictions because of their race. -
Immigration Act
The Immigration Act denied admission of people who were not able to support themselves. -
Chicago Haymarket Affair
The Chicago Haymarket Affair was when immigrants were accused of killing police officers in a bomb blast. -
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Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars
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Spanish American War
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Anti-Imperialist League
The Anti-imperialist League fought annexation of the Philippines. -
Treaty of Paris
Congress ratified the 1898 Treaty of Paris and it ended the Spanish-American War, it also bought the Philippine Islands from Spain. -
Open Door Policy
The Open Door Policy called for all Western powers to have equal access to Chinese markets, this policy was articulated by secretary of state John Hay. -
William McKinley becomes President of the United States
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Kinetoscope
Edison had invented the idea of motion pictures. So to do motion pictures he and someone else invented kinetoscope.