1877-2016

By jricher17

  • Photgraphy invented

  • Reaper invented

  • Telegraph Invented

  • Kerosene starting to be used for lamps

  • Sewing machine invented

  • Gold Rush

  • Bessemer Process began being used

  • On the Origin Species written by Charles Darwin

  • Internal Combustion engine invented

  • Emanctipation Proclamtion

  • Credit Moblier formed

  • Dynamite Invented

  • Type writter invented

  • Coal Production sky-rocketed

  • The great chicago fire

  • Electric motor invented

  • Telephone invented

  • Phonograph Invented

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    Unit 1- American beginings to 1877

  • Light Bulb invented

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    260,000 immigrants arrived

  • Chinese exclusion Act

  • 600 banks and 15,000 businesses closed

  • Pullman cuts employees pay, violent strike

  • Mckinnely inaugerated

  • Radio invented

  • Motion Pictures invented

  • X-Ray invented

  • 4 million people lost their jobs

  • Electric subways invented

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    Unit 2- Bridge to 20th century

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    Unit 3- Modern america emerges

  • Carnagie sold business

  • Carnagie Steel became words largest business

  • National Reclamation Act

  • Airplane invented

  • San Fran earthquake

  • Gentlemens agreement

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    WWII

  • Versalles treaty

  • Prohibition of Alcohol

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    Politics in the twenties

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    Unit 4- 1920's and great depression

  • Attack on pearl harbor

  • Baby boom

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    Womens Movement

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    Unit 5- WWII

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    Unit 6- Living with great turnoil

  • Reagan gets Elected

  • Full time fire departments

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    Unit 7- passage to a new century

  • 3 countries sent over immigrants

  • Bush election

  • Attack on world trade centers