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Hull House was founded
One of the first social settlements in North America. -
Idaho becomes the 43rd state
Idaho was the 43rd state. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act passed
Prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive. -
Yosemite Nation Park was created
Created due to the Reservation Act. -
Jacob Riis published How the Other Half Lives
Early publication of photojournalism by Jacob Riis -
Wounded Knee Massacre
U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry surrounded a band of Ghost Dancers under Big Foot, a Lakota Sioux chief, near Wounded Knee Creek and demanded they surrender their weapons. -
Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike of 1894 stopped trains across America. -
Plessy v Ferguson
Decision by the US Supreme Court that confirmed the principle of "Separate but Equal" and minority segregation. -
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William Mckinley as President
Served as President for many years and was assassinated in 1901 -
De Lome letter was published
Was an embarrassment to Spain, and an event that contributed to an eventual war with the United States. -
USS Maine exploded in the Havana harbor
Caused the United States to join the war with Spain. -
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Spanish-American War
The result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. -
The American Anti-Imperialist League was organized
Formed after the United States occupied Cuba and Puerto Rico and the Philippine Islands. -
Republic of Hawii was annexed
The United States takes over Hawii. -
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Open Door Policy
Aimed to secure international agreement to the U.S. policy of promoting equal opportunity for international trade and commerce in China. -
President William Mckinley assassinated
September 14, 1901, Buffalo, NY -
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Theodore Rosevelt as President
Theodore Rosevelt served two terms as President. -
Panama Canal Zone was acquired by the United States
The United States payed $40 million dollars to the French for it. -
Rosevelt Corollary issued
Expansion of the Monroe Doctrine. -
Upton Sinclair publishes "The Jungle"
Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the lives of immigrants. -
Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act
United States federal law that provided federal inspection of meat products and forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated food products and poisonous patent medicines. -
Gentlemen's Agreement
Japan agreed not to issue passports to emigrants to the United States. -
NAACP was founded
ational Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -
Niagra Falls conference
Was a meeting of twenty-nine men on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls from July 11 until 14 July 1905. -
16th Amendment ratified
Allows congress to levy income tax. -
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Dollar Diplomacy
A policy aimed at furthering the interests of the United States abroad by encouraging the investment of U.S. capital in foreign countries -
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William Taft as President
William Taft serves 5 years as President. -
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Woodrow Wilson as President
Woodrow Wilson serves two terms as President. -
17th Amendment ratified
Direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. -
Henry Ford's first assembly line
First moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. -
Event of World War 1: Assasination of Ferdinand-Armistice
Assassinated by Bosnians sent from Serbia. -
Zimmerman telegram was published
A message from the German foreign secretary. -
Event of World War 1: Congress declares war-armistace
The United States joins in on World War One. -
Sedition Act passed
An act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States. -
18th Amendment ratified
Established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the US. -
Treaty of Versailles
Peace settlement signed after World War One. -
19th Amendment ratified
Guarantees American women the right to vote.