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Alaska is purchased from russia
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Completion of Transcontinental Railroad
After it was finished the railroad was 1776 miles long. It was constructed between 1863 and 1869.It was established by three separate companies. -
John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil
He built his first refinery in Cleveland. The refinery was built in 1870. By 1882 he was the monopoly of oil. -
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
It first came out in 1876. The first words were to his assistant. He said ¨Mr watson I want to see yoyu -
Chinese Exclusion Act
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Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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Henry Ford produces his first Model T (car)
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Sherman Anti-trust Act
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Ellis Island opens
It was built in 1900.It was the gateway to 12 million immigrants. It was established in 1892. -
Carnegie Steel’s Homestead Strike
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Plessy v Ferguson
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The U.S. declares war on Spain
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Hawaii is annexed
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The start of the Boxer Rebellion
It started on Nov 2 1899. It ended on Sep 7 1901. It was an uprising . -
Rudyard Kipling published “The White Man’s Burden” in The New York Sun
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Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
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Tenement Act
It started in 1901. It was to get rid of tenement buildings. It was mainly for the state of New York. -
The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end
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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine declares the U.S. right to intervene in the Wesern Hem
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Upton Sinclair releases “The Jungle”
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Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed
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Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Creation of the NAACP
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The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire
It happened on March 25, 1911. It was one of the deadliest industrial disasters. There were 146 deaths. -
The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
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The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
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The United States enters WWI
There were 4,734,991 troop engaged. There were 53,403 casualties. The U.S. joined alliances with more than 5 countries. -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
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Women got the right to vote.
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Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb
It was patented in 1880. The first light bulb costed $1. It was able to produce 13 hours of light.
