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Homestead Act is passed
It contributed to the West Expansion by paying men for moving into that area. -
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Economic depression
Due to the monopolization of products like steel, small companies died out slowly and, due to the prior, there was an economic downfall as big companies could charge as much money as they pleased for the acquisition of their products. -
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Machine Age
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Foundation of the Knights of Labor
It was a syndicate whose main objective was to shame and fight the poor working conditions given to the working men of the factories -
Edison invents the light bulb
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John D. Rockefeler monopolizes oil production
By this date, Rockefeler had control of over 90% of the production of oil in the whole U.S. -
Publication of How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis
It exposed the poor working conditions of those who labored at the factories -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act is put in action
Approved by the congress, it limited tha amount of power a corporation could have over its staple product, in order to deny monopolies and prevent these industries from rasing prices dramatically due to the lack of competition -
Cross of Gold Speech by William Jennings Bryan
Allow the free coinage of silver -
Teller Amendment
The US promises that it wouldn't annex Cuba -
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Progressive Era
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Platt Amendment
US troops wouldn't leave Cuba until the local government accepted conditions similar to those of an annexed country -
Theodore Roosevelt's "Square Deal"
It established that the government had to control corporations, protect the consumer and conserve nature -
Publication of The Shame of The Cities by Lincoln Steffens
It exposed the corruption in the leaders of the political parties of that time -
Publication of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
It was an extremely controversial book that dissected on the factories' treatment and production process of meat. -
Pure Food and Drug Act is passed
Thanks to publications such as The Jungle this act is enacted along with the Meat Inspection Act. (Regulate salubrity of food production) -
Assassination (attempt) of William McKinley
Though he didn't die immediately after being shot, William died due to gangrene 8 days later. -
"Teddy" Roosevelt becomes president
After the death of William McKinley, Theodore entered the US government -
Lewis Hines publishes photos related to child labor
Never seen bafore, these photos allowed for the growth of public conciousness on the living conditions of these children who (literally) worked until they died -
Roosevelt creates the Progressive party
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The New Feminism
- Greater demand for woman liberty and sexual expression
- Some regard for gay culture and gay rights (Greenwich Village)
- Birth Control Movement: Margaret Singer (1916): Contraception methods made available for the poor people -Jane Adams: Hull house (helps poor immigrants) -National American Woman Suffrage Association: Leaders are Lucretia Mott and Susan B Anthony
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17th Amendment is passed
Senators are chosen by popular vote instead of governmental suffrage -
Fordism (Early 1900s)
The manufacture of the Model-T sparks a great development on the process of Assembly Line Producton
