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Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
the creation of a union that was very important in workplace safty -
Alaska is purchased from Russia
america buys alaska from russia -
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
the biggest railroad in america is completed, and it connects all of america together -
John D. Rockefeller started Standard Oil
the start of an empire built on oil, very important because it lead to pipes unerground for fast transport of oil -
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
the telephonebecomes one of the most importat things in wartime -
Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb
thomas edison created the lightbulb, an astronomicaly important invention for modern scosiety -
Chinese Exclusion Act
the chinese exclusion act was apssed and prevented chinese laborers from immigrating to the united states -
Sherman Antitrust Act
it outlawed monopolistc bussness practices -
Ellis Island opens
the ellis islands open up for immigints to come in from -
Carnegie Steel’s Homestead Strike
workers strike for better income, less work hors, and better working conditions -
Plessy v Ferguson
a black man tests the laws by siting in a whites only car and gets arrested -
The U.S. declares war on Spain
the u.s. after a american ship "mysteriously" blew up -
Hawaii is annexed
hawaii gets annexed after they delclare themselves an indepenet republic -
Rudyard Kipling published “The White Man’s Burden” in The New York Sun
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The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end
america deafeats the phillipean inursion after a long war -
The start of the Boxer Rebellion
a chinese group fights agains western infulince -
Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
the president is assainated, and vice president theeodor rossvelt, one of out best presidents takes office, he is so good and loved by the people they wanted him to run a third year -
Tenement Act
dark and poorly ventelated tennets are baned for safty reasonons -
Henry Ford produced his first Model T (car)
henry foord produces the worlds first car -
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine declares the U.S. right to intervene in the Wesern Hem
america interveins as a last resort because of the admendments -
Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed
after the publishing of the jungle everyonje pressed for better food safty, and so this was created -
Upton Sinclair releases “The Jungle”
upton sinclair publishs a book exposing factorys for their poor food safty -
Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
there are millions of people immigrating into america from the ellis islands -
Creation of the NAACP
a organization that fights for the rights of colored people -
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
a fire breaks out in a factory and hundreds of women are killed, this causes a huge push for workplace safty -
The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
the arch duke franz ferdinand got realy unlucky after a few lucky stikes and got assasinated -
The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
the panama canal opens up to help traffic go down in other ports due to trade routs -
The United States enters WWI
the united states officly enters ww2 after japan attacks us and we intercept germany trying to perswade mexico to attack us -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
the 18th admendment is officaly considerd stupid and everyone gets rid of it -
Women got the right to vote.
after years of protesting women finaly get the right to vote
