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Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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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 brings light to the world with the light bulb
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Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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Alaska is purchased from Russia
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Sherman Anti-trust Act
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Ellis Island Opens
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Carnegie Steel's Homestead Strike
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Plessy v Ferguson
Said segregation was constitutional as long as facilities were equal. Even though said facilities were not equal. It became known as separate but equal. -
The U.S. declares war on Spain
First major war after the Civil War. Basically relinquished all of the Spanish Empire. The US gained temporary control over Cuba and full control over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. -
The U.S. declares war on Spain
The USS Maine exploded in the Havana harbor, causing the US to get involved in the revolution. It was the biggest war since The Civil War. The Us ended up getting temporary control of Cuba and complete control over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. -
Hawaii is Annexed
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The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end
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The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end
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Rudyard Kipling published “The White Man’s Burden” in The New York Sun
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Rudyard Kipling published “The White Man’s Burden” in The New York Sun
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The start of the Boxer Rebellion
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The start of the Boxer Rebellion
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Tenement Act
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Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
McKinley was killed by Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, New York. He ended up dying from gangrene. -
Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
He was killed by Leon Czolgosz. He died 8 days later by gangrene. He was the 3rd president to be assassinated. -
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”
The book pointed out the problems in the food packing industry. Led to The Pure Food and Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act. Was called the Uncle Tom's Cabin of wage slavery. -
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine declares the U.S. right to intervene in the Wesern Hem
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Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed
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Upton Sinclair releases “The Jungle”
The book revealed the problems in the meat packing industry. It caused the US government to enact the "Pure Food & Drug Act" and the "Meat Inspection Act". It's said to be the "Uncle Tom's Cabin" of wage slavery. -
Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Henry Ford produces his first Model T (car)
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Creation of NAACP
NAACP stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It was made to ensure equality of rights for all people. The Youth & College Division was made to teach children the struggles African Americans face. -
The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire
146 people died, 123 women and 23 men. Most of the victims were Italian or Jewish immigrant women. This led to better work conditions and better safety precautions. -
The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire
126 people were killed, 123 women and 23 men. Most were Italian or Jewish immigrant women. Lead to better working condition and safety procedures. -
The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
Him and and his wife were killed by Gavrilo Princip. Princip found them outside a sandwich shop. He died 3 years later from tuberculosis. -
The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
It was built to connect the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. France started the construction in 1881 but had to cancel because of engineering problems and a high worker morality rate. The US continued the construction in 1904. -
The United States enters WWI
Germany sent a transmission to Mexico to declare war on the US which was one reason why the US joined mid-war. France, Great Britain, and the US fought Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. It is believed that if the US didn't join the war the Central Powers would have won. -
The United States enters WWI
France, Britain, and the US fought Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. (Plus all the minor countries(No Offense Belgium)) The war lasted 4 years, 3 months, and 2 weeks. It is believed that if the US didn't join the war the Central Powers would have won. -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
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Women got the right to vote.
Alice Paul formed the NWP (National Woman's Party) in 1916. 200 supporters where arrested while picketing The White House, which resulted in a hunger strike. The hunger strike lead to force feeding, which lead to the freeing of the supporters and the 19th amendment being passed -
Women got the right to vote.
In 1916, Alice Paul formed the NWP. Over 200 supporters were arrested after picketing The White House which led to a hunger strike in the prison. This led to force feeding and eventually to Amendment 19 be ratified.
