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Alaska is purchased from Russia
america was int going to buy Alaska many Americans didnt see the point but us wanted to expand and the price was right -
transcontinental railroad
this railroad was a big step up in terms of traveling and delivering goods more rapidly at a more cost effective way -
alexander graham telephpone
the invention of the telephone was a amazing move up in technology,you could communicate much faster with the telephone -
standerd oil
standerd oil was a revolutionary company started by Rockefeller that became very successful and its in business to this day -
Chinese exclusion act
it pretty much banned Chinese immigrants from coming into the united states many immigrants were sent back for no reason -
Sherman Anti-trust Act
it outlawed monopolistic business practices to keep thing fair -
ellis island
ellis island is were12 million immigrants arrived ,many had to go through inspections -
Carnegie Steel Homestead Strike
unfair wages and working conditions and death rate was hig -
tenement act
banned the construction of poorly designed buildings with low ventilated areas and no emergency escape exit -
the jungle
the jungle was a book to expose the meat packing industry,many people didn't know the horrid unsanitary things that were going on with the meat and many people were getting sick so someone had to expose them -
ford model t
Henry ford revolutionized the way people used transportation in terms of cars,from there he started building different models and then it kept revolutionizing into what a car is today -
The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire
before the fire happened there was no safety regulations,many building had no windows no escape hatch in case of a emergency so therefore whenever the fire happened nobody could escape -
The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
the assasination of franz had a huge impact on ww1 -
the panamal canal
the panama canal main purpose was to decease the travel time for the ships,it would help cut down a lot of travel time for the ships it was basically a shortcut but it seemed impossible to build -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
the 18th admendment got passed prohibiting toxic liqquids and goods -
women suffrage
women sufferage act lasted for many years,women wanted to be independent but it was not possible since they couldent vote,own land,or do anything big
