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Alaska is purchased from Russia
It helped the United States expand its power in the Asia-Pacific region. The U.S. was able to access more natural resources at a low price. Since the purchase, the U.S. increased about 586,000 square miles. -
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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John D. Rockefeller started Standard Oil
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell's original attempt to send voice signals was through a telegraph wire. Bell's first successful transmitted words were, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you." This invention allowed for wider communication. -
Thomas Edison brings light to the world with the light bulb
Thomas Edison's reason for this invention was to find a way to replace gaslight in an inexpensive way. The light bulb worked by having electricity pass through platinum filaments. Edison had only been able to have it burn for 13.5 hours. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
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Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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Sherman Antitrust Act
Was the first legislation to prohibit business monopoly. President Taft enforced it against the Standard Oil and Tabacco Company. It failed due to the lack of enforcement against industrial monopolies. -
Ellis Island opens
It's opening held its purpose as an immigration station. Mainly European immigrants entered through the island. The federal govt. made sure the immigrants did not carry any diseases. -
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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Rudyard Kipling published “The White Man’s Burden”in The New York Sun
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The start of the Boxer Rebellion
What caused it was the tension between the foreign and domestic powers. A secret society made up of martial artists led the battle. Their main targets were Christians and foreigners. -
Tenement Act
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Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
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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 Western 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
The act was passed due to the contents of poisonous foods and substances such as liquors and medicines. Harmful chemicals that were found in foods and medicines were made illegal. Before animals were to be sold for their meat, they would have to go through inspections. -
Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Henry Ford produced his first Model T (car)
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Creation of the NAACP
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
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The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
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The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
The United States wanted to follow through with this decision in hopes of removing the barrier between them and South America. It allowed goods to be shipped in a quick and cheap manner. Many workers have passed away because of the sickness from mosquito bites. -
The United States enters WWI
Wilson made this decision because of Germany's attack on merchant ships with their submarines. The United States previously chose not to involve itself in the war after the effects of the Pearl Harbor bombing. The U.S. joined forces with the allies. -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
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Women got the right to vote
The 19th amendment granted suffrage to American women. Before receiving this privilege, they fought for it through decades of protesting. Suffrage organizations were made in goals on having the amendment ratified, and President Wilson later supported it.
