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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution transformed the economy from one based on agriculture to one based on manufacturing, where things were now produced not just by hand but also by machines. As a result, there was an increase in productivity and effectiveness, a drop in cost, a rise in available items, an improvement in earnings, and a migration of people from rural to urban regions. -
Naturalization Act of 1790.
This 1790 law established the citizenship policies for the young country. It restricted admission to citizenship to white immigrants—effectively, those from Western Europe—who had been in the country for at least two years, as well as to their minor children. Additionally, it provided citizenship to offspring of American citizens born abroad. -
Purchase of Alaska
An major step in the United States' rise to become a great power in the Asia-Pacific area was taken with the acquisition of Alaska in 1867, which put an end to Russian aspirations to establish trade and colonies along North America's Pacific coast. -
Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions formed
A national labor organization that offered resources and assistance to trade and craft workers was the American Federation of Labor (AFL). Because it let smaller unions to maintain their independence after joining, the AFL was a success. -
National Child Labor Committee
The National Child Labor Committee was established in 1904 with the goal of "promoting the rights, awareness, dignity, well-being, and education of children and youth as they relate to work and working." Lewis W. was employed by the Committee beginning in 1908. -
WW1
Major battles and the development of new technologies like tanks and airplanes helped define the conflict. In addition, it saw the first employment of aircraft in battle and the development of chemical weapons. The Treaty of Versailles, which put an end to the war and sparked the founding of the League of Nations, was signed.