Manifest destiny

Turn of the Century

By davisbra1

  • Alaska is Purchased from Russia

  • Completion of the Transcontinental Rail Road

  • John D. Rockefeller Starts Standard Oil

  • Alexander Graham Bell Invents the Telephone

  • Thomas Edison Invents the Lightbulb

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

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

  • Sherman Anti-Trust Act

  • Ellis Island Opens

    Ellis Island Opens

    Ellis Island was the main point where most immigrants came in. This is where people from Europe entered. During 1907, they had just over 1,000,000 people enter. That was their peak year.

  • Carnegie Steel's Homestead Strike

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

  • Hawaii is Annexed

    Hawaii is Annexed

    Once upon a time, Hawaii wasn't a part of the U.S. There were American Entrepreneur's in the sugar business wanted it to be. They took over Hawaii, and forced the U.S. to annex it. They couldn't take military action against citizens but it was a perfect opportunity to take it for its strategic location.
  • U.S. Declares War on Spain

    U.S. Declares War on Spain

    The US-Spain war was fought in 2 places. It was fought in Cuba and the Philippines. After the war, the US had control of the Philippines for a while.

  • 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 stated that buildings needed to meet certain codes. Buildings were just not safe until this was passed.

  • President McKinley is Assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

  • The Philippine Insurrection Comes to an End

  • The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine declares the U.S. right to intervene in the Wesern Hem

  • Pure Food and Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act Are Passed

  • Upton Sinclair releases "The Jungle"

  • Peak Year of Immigration Through Ellis Island

  • Henry Ford Produces His First Model T

  • Creation of the NAACP

  • The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

    The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

    The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire opened the eyes of the nation. A ton of women were killed and many demanded action be taken. A lot of legislation was passed to make building and safety codes a lot more strict, and to make buildings safer.
  • The Assassination on Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WW1

    The Assassination on Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WW1

    The assassination of Austria Hungary's Archbishop Franz Ferdinand started WW1. It exposed shady war operations by Germany when it started.
  • The Panama Canal is Completed and Open for Traffic

    The Panama Canal is Completed and Open for Traffic

    The Panama Canal was a big time saver. Instead of having to go around the bottom of South America, we could now cut through Central America. Goods were now shipped coast to coast so much quicker
  • The United States Enters WW1

    The United States Enters WW1

    WW1 was a turning point in history. Up until WW1 we were isolationists. We were always neutral. After, were always involved.
  • Ratification of the 18th Amendment- Prohibition

    Ratification of the 18th Amendment- Prohibition

    The 18th amendment made alcohol illegal. Many people felt that alcohol was the reason crime, poverty, and violence against women were high. Once the amendment was passed, many people were not happy. you can't take away an amendment so the 21st was passed.
  • Women Get the Right to Vote

    Women Get the Right to Vote

    Women getting he right to vote was a monumental part of history. They fought so hard for that right.