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Peak year of immigration. 5,000 to 10,000 people passed everyday. most people sucessfully passed
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Rockefeller starts standard oil
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Purchased from Russia
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Completed
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He Invented the Telephone. He also helped found the American telephone and telegraph company. He was also a teacher of the deaf
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Passed
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Invents Light Bulb. Many people used the light bulb. It got bigger little by little and eventually they started making lamps.
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Founded the American Federation of Labor
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Opens
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known for Steel Homestead Strike. He lead the expansion of the american Steel Industry. he became one of the most richest Americans history.
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Annexed
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Supreme court case that allowed segregation. They were train cars for different race. Plessy was of both colors. Got kicked out and in the end supreme court was okay as long as they were equal.
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U.S declares war on spain
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published “The White Man’s Burden”
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The start
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Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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passes
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assassinated and Progressive
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President -
comes to an end
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declares the U.S. right to intervene in the Wesern Hem
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Upton Sinclair releases it. Book that exposed the meat packaging. Also exposed that they would put chemicals in the meat to make it have color.
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after book " the jungle " was out, they decided to pass the act. They started to notice how many people didnt get sick after they passed it. It helped peoples health.
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produced his first Model T (car)
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146 dead. likely started by a discarded cigarette. All doors were locked and people were not able to come out.
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The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
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completed and opened for traffic. Started by the french. Used mainly for trade.
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The United States enters WWI
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Ratification of the 18th Amendment. Prohibited sell , trade and manufacturing of alcohol. Did it to minimize crime.
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got the right to vote in 1920. it was the 19th amendment. victory took decades of agitation and protest.
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Creation
