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creation of standard oil
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Alaska's purchase from Russia
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completion of the Transcontinental railroad
The transcontinental railroad allowed for travel from the east side to the west side of america. It enabled to people to safely get across america fairly quickly. It also allowed people to start establishing homes and cities on the west side of america -
Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone
The telephone revolutionized communication. It enabled people to communicate over a distance quickly and efficiently. There were other people working on a telephone but Bell was the first one to get a patent -
Thomas edisons invention of the lightbulb
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Chinese exclusion act
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founding of the AFL
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sherman antitrust act
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ellis island opens
Ellis island was the prominent island that most immigrants came through to get to america. Over 12 million immigrants passed through ellis island over the time span it was active. But over 12,000 people were turned away for varying reasons like being sick or too weak. -
Carnegie's steel homestead strike
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Plessy V Ferguson
This lawsuit led to the creation of the seperate but equal doctrine. The lawsuit was caused by Homer plessy who refused to sit in a car for colored people. The seperate but equal doctrine essentially backed up and legalized racial segregation -
us declares war on spain
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Hawaii's annexation
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rudyard kiplings publishing of the white mans burden
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start of the boxer rebellion
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Tenement act is passed
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pres mckinely assasination
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Philippine insurrection is ended
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uptons sinclairs release of the jungle
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pure food and drug act and the meat inspection act are passed
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peak immigration through Ellis island
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Henry Ford produces the first model t car
The model t revolutionized cars and made them more affordable and easier to obtain. Henry ford's factory system made cars more accesible to everyone and easier to make for the manufacturers. Ford went on to build 15 million model t cars -
creation of the NAACP
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triangle shirtwaist fire
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The assasination of Arch duke Ferdinand
This event caused a turn of events that caused WW1. He was assasinated by nationalists that wanted to free austia hungary's countrol over bosnia. He was 50 years old when he died -
The Panama canal is finished and opened
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us enters WW1
WW! started in 1914 in europe but the us said that itd remain neutral and out of the war. but eventually in 1917 america entered the war. the reason america joined because germany had attacked many of the us ships -
the 18th amendment is passed
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women gained the right to vote
The 19th amendment being passed allowed anybody to vote regardless of gender. This was fought for for over 50 years previous to it happening. Their were alot of different groups fighting for it and in many different ways
