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Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes won the U.S. Presidency among reports of questionable and fraudulent results by many states. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Led by Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custard against Native Americans. He and his men were all killed. -
The Compromise of 1877
Settles the election and ends Reconstruction -
The Great Railroad Strike
A series of violent rail strikes in the U.S. with the goal of wage increases after Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had cut workers wages for the third time. -
The Farmer's Alliance
Sought to improve economic conditions for farmers through cooperatives and political advocacy. -
Edison and lights
Edison shows lights and generators to a group of reporters and investors. -
James Garfield
James A. Garfield became 20th president. -
Sitting Bull Surrenders
Sitting Bull surrenders bringing organized native resistance to an end -
Chester A. Arthur
Chester Arthur became the president after James Garfield died. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Barred Chinese Immigrants from entering the country -
Immigration Act
Denied admission into the United States to those who were unable to support themselves, those with mental illnesses, or convicted criminals. -
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill's Wild West started his wild west show romanticizing the idea of the west. -
Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland becomes president -
Haymarket Square
Aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor strike. -
Interstate Commerce Act
Helps stop discriminatory pricing -
Dawes General Allotment Act
Separated Native American reservations into individual homesteads -
Kaiser Willhelm II
Ascends to German throne -
Benjamin Harrison
Becomes President -
Jacob Riis
Publishes "How the Other Half Lives" describing the urban poor and their lives. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Aims to curtail monopolies. Prevents some of the business practices used by monopolies. -
Populist Pary
Emerged as agrarian populist party -
Triple Entente
An alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia to counteract the alliance between Germany, Italy, and Austria Hungary. -
Fredrick Turner
Publishes his "Frontier Thesis" -
Pullman Strike
Nationwide railroad strike broken by the arrest of their leader, Eugene Debs -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Supreme court case ruling segregation and discrimination legal as long as facilities were equal. Established the 'separate but equal doctrine' -
Populist Party collapsed
Collapsed after nomination of William Jennings Bryan for presidential election -
William McKinley
Becomes President -
Hawaii
The United States gains Hawaii as a territory. -
Sinking of the Maine
U.S. ship exploded in Havana harbor and being unable to achieve a satisfying resolution, American troops were sent in. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended Spanish-American War -
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Philippine-American War and Spanish American War
Helped U.S. become a world power -
Open Door Policy
Called for all Western Markets to have equal access to Chinese
markets. -
U.S. Manufacturing
The United States became the world's leading manufacturing nation. -
Gold Standard Act
Put America on the gold standard -
The Boxer Rebellion
McKinley sent U.S. troops into China, without consulting Congress, joining a multinational army to prevent closing of trade.