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Hull House Founded
Aid home for immigrants and the poor -
Yosemite National Park created
Yosemite is created in California -
Wounded KNee Massacre
American Indians are killed the US Government -
Jacob Riis published how the other half lives
Investigavtive photographer, photographed the poor -
Idaho becomes a State
Idaho becomes the 43rd state of the US -
Sherman Anit-Trust Act
Act that helped break up trusts -
Pullman Strike
Strike against railroad -
Plessy V Ferguson
Racial Segregation laws legal in South -
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William Mckinley as President
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USS Maine Explsoion
USS Maine is Cuba explodes causing tension between US and Spain -
De Lome Letter Published
De Lome letter included insults of the US president by a Spanish Amassador -
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Spanish American War
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American Anti-Imperialist Founded
Anti-Imperialists fight the US annexation of the Philippines -
Republic of Hawaii Annexed
US annexes Hawaii -
Open Door Policy announced
Open Door policy in China -
Wiliam Mckinley Assassinated
William Mckinley assissinated TDR president -
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Theordore Roosevelt as President
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Panama Canal acquired by US
US acquires Canal zone -
Roosevelt Corollary issued
Roosevelt is now more involved in Latin America -
Niagra Falls Conference
Conference in Niagra falls -
Upton Sinclair Publishes the Jungle
Leads to reform in Food industry -
Pure Food and Drug Act
US Government tightens down on Food industry regulations -
Gentleman's Agreement
After tensions with Japan, TDR allows less segregation in Californian school against Japaneese -
NAACP Founded
African Americans form NAACP to get civil rights -
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William Taft President
Taft President -
Dollar Diplomacy
Taft issues the Dollar Diplomacy for Latin American countries -
Henry Ford developes assembly line
Idustrialization goes faster now -
16th Ammendment ratified
Graduated income tax -
17th Ammendment
Senators now choosen by people -
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Woodrow Wilson President
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World War 1
Great War starts -
Sedition Act passes
Now illegal to criticize government actions -
18th Ammendment
Prohibition -
Zimmerman Telegram
Provokes US to enter war -
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US in World War 1
US enters war -
Treaty of Versailles
World War 1 peace treaty -
19th Ammendment
Suffrage