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Alaska is purchased from Russia
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John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.
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Thomas Edison invents the lightbulb
This is an important event because now the night time was less of a threat. This is because electric lights could illuminate the streets instead of fire. Around this time is when electricity became common. That means homes could have appliances such as vacuums and dishwashers. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
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Completion of Transcontinental Railroad
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Sherman Anti-trust Act
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Ellis Island opens
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Carnegie Steel Homestead Strike
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Plessy v Ferguson
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The U.S declares war on Spain.
The U.S declaring war on Spain is an important event in our countries history because it perfectly outline the "White Man's Burden". The United States wanted to be a hero and free the Filipinos from Spain, so we did. We then took advantage of the Filipinos afterwards. The Maine sinking is what caused the war. -
Hawaii is annexed
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Rudyard Kipling published "The White Man's Burden"
"The White Man's Burden" is an ideology that it is the white man's responsibility to bring other men to civilization, and to guide them to become civil beings. It is also our responsibility to take care of them. -
Boxer Rebellion Starts
The Boxer Rebellion is a huge deal in the world's history. It is one of the worlds largest genocides. The Boxers were a group of Chinese that wanted foreigners out of their country. This was because they had always been an isolated country until recently. -
Tenement Act
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Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt is President
This is a big event in the U.S's history because Theodore Roosevelt was a notable president. He was very progressive and wanted to preserve the wild life. He was also already a big name in the country because he was a war hero in the Spanish American War. -
The Phillipine Insurrection comes to an end.
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Upton Sinclair releases "The Jungle"
The Jungle is an important book because it caused the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act to be created. This is because the book shed light onto the meat packing industries secrets. This includes the unsanitary conditions and carelessness. -
The Roosevelt Corollary
This is a very important even because it shows the root of some of ideologies that we have today. The Roosevelt corollary to the Monroe Doctrine basically says that if anyone invades the Western Hemisphere anywhere, the United States has a right to step in and intervene. "Speak softly and carry a big stick" -
Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act are passed
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Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Henry Ford produces the first Model T car
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Creation of NAACP
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire is an important event because is caused New York City to become a leader in workplace safety. A fire started in a textile workplace but workers had to jump to their deaths to escape the flames. This is because the owners lock the workers inside the building so that they are forced to work. -
Assasination of Franz Ferdinand, the archduke of Austria
A young Bosnian assassin shot Franz Ferdinand. Franz was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. This is commonly known as the invoking event of WW1. -
The Panama Canal is completed and open for traffic
The Panama Canal is a construction marvel and considered to be a wonder of the world. This is an important event because of another reason too. The United States helped start the revolution that formed Panama, so in return, we were allowed to create the Panama Canal. We made major bank from it but we had to give it back to Panama. -
The U.S Enters WW1
This was an important even because WW1 was a very important event. The United States had no good reason to enter WW1 but we ended up in the struggle aswell. WW1 caused millions of deaths and dollars of property damage. -
Ratification of the 18th Ammendment
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Women obtain the right to vote
This is a very important event because before 1919, women could not vote. That is not very fair. This was the biggest victory day for women's rights ever. -
Samuel Gompers started the American Federtation of Labor (AFL)
