History

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  • 1914 BCE

    The Assassination of Austria's archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI

    The Assassination of Austria's archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
    The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand was crucial to history considering that this event led to one of the most known events in history. WWI began after Austria's Archduke was assassinated along with his wife Sophie by a nationalist group during a visit to Sarajevo. The Archduke decided to visit Sarajevo in an attempt to peacefully persuade the people from Sarajevo

  • Alaska is purchased from Russia

  • Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

  • John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil

  • The Telephone is invented

    The Telephone is invented
    Alexander Graham Bell was the Scottish- born scientist and innovator responsible for the invention of the telephone. Bell received his first patent in 1876 due to this invention that changed the world completely. The invention of the telephone was quite important since this allowed communication to be accessible throughout the entire world.

  • Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb

    Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb
    The invention of the light bulb was significant considering that this facilitated our way of life and it took away a lot of the danger presented by having candles on all night long.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

  • Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

  • Sherman Anti-trust Act

  • Ellis Island opens

  • Carnegie Steel's Homestead Strike

  • Plessy V Ferguson

    Plessy V Ferguson
    Plessy V. Ferguson was a supreme court case that indicated that segregation was constitutional and established the Jim Crow laws. In Plessy V. Ferguson it was argued that segregation was okay as long as both schools got the same treatment and materials, coming up with the infamous phrase " separate but equal".

  • The U.S. declares war on Spain

  • Rudyard Kipling published " The White Man's Burden" in The New York Sun

  • The start of the Boxer Rebellion

  • Tenement Act

    Tenement Act
    The tenement Act was significant to history since this led to reforms being passed to include windows and a limit of people to a house so overcrowding wouldn't occur. This also includes the regulations made to a home like a number of windows necessary, doors, and indoor plumbing. As well as lighting in the hallways to reduce crime.

  • Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

  • The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end

  • The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monrow doctrine declares the U.S right to intervene in the Western Hem

  • Upton Sinclair releases "The Jungle"

    Upton Sinclair releases "The Jungle"
    The release of "The Jungle" revealed the horrors of the industry of meat packing. The release of the Jungle showed the public exactly how contaminated and rotten the food they were consuming really was. The public was shocked and demanded federal food and safety laws.

  • Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed

  • Peak of immigration through Ellis Island

  • Henry Ford produces his first Model T

    Henry Ford produces his first Model T
    The famous Model T was one of the very first cars that were sold for very little money. The price of the Model T allowed a lot more people to purchase it and it made traveling way easier. The model T was prized for its low cost durability, and ease of maintenance, making it one of the most important cars in history.

  • Creation of the NAACP

  • The triangle Shirt-waste Fire

    The triangle Shirt-waste Fire
    The triangle Shirtwaist factory was significant to history. This terrible event opened the nation's eyes to the poor working conditions people were exposed to. This event led to many labor reforms, forcing workplaces to have emergency exits, spacious hallways, and frequent inspections.

  • The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic

  • Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition

  • Women got the right to vote

    Women got the right to vote
    Women obtaining the right to vote was a great change considering all of the failed attempts that the suffragettes had to experience. Some of the main suffragists were Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, along with many other women that stood assault, disrespect, and even got physically injured in order for women to get the right to vote.

  • The United States Enters WWI

    The United States Enters WWI
    The U.S. entering WWI had a very big social, political, and economic impact. Manufacturing and production increased in the us after most of the men were drafted into the military, women stayed in the U.S and took over factories to keep the economy moving.

  • Hawaii is annexed