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Gilded Age to US entry in WW!
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Knights of Labor Founded (Social)
Labor Union created in hopes to unify the labor force disregarding race or nationality -
Creation of Standard Oil Trust (Economic)
Founded by John D. Rockeffeler this company will later grow to have almost complete control of the oil market in the US -
Women's Christian Temperance Union Founded (Social)
The organization was led by Francis Willard which advocated for the prohibition of liquor and put women into public life, also condemned domestic violence -
Telephone Invented (Other, Technology)
Invented by Alexander Graham Bell it helped people communicate more effectively -
President James Garfield's Assasination (Political)
He was shot in the Baltimore Railway station where Charles Guiteau shot him in the back, He would end up dying on September 19th after months in pain. -
Pendleton Act Passed (Political)
Filled Civil Service jobs by merit instead of patronage -
1st Skyscraper Built (Other-Architecture)
It was a 10 story Home Insurance Building in Chicago which was owned by William Le Baron -
Haymarket Square Riot (Other,Unrest)
Protest by the Knights of Labor erupts into a riot after a person throws a bomb at police officers -
American Fedaration of Labor Founded (Social)
Following the Haymarket Square Riots, it was created by Samuel Gompers and it was for skilled workers -
Interstate Commerce Act (Economic)
created ICC or Interstate Commerce Commission to oversee the railroad industry and to end its monopolistic practices -
Lodge Bill (Political)
A bill that was proposed that when 100 citizens in any district appealed for intervention a commission would intervine a seat the rightful winner, the bill was struck down and set back black voting rights -
National American Woman Suffrage Association (Social)
This organization led the movement for full women voting rights in the US, most success came in western states where they gained full right to vote however there no consitutional amendment achieved until decades later -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act (Economic)
forbided anti-competitive business practices, required federal government to investigate any companies in violation -
How the Other Half Lives Published (Other-Literature)
Jacob Riis descirbes the terrible conditions of urban tenements in New York City, which led to action being taken to improve urban living conditions -
Ellis Island Opened (Other, Immigration)
Main immagration center in the US where most european immigrants entered the US from -
Founding of the Sierra Club (Other-Enviroment)
Founded by John Muir an admirer of nature, the organization was dedicated to the preservation of america's enviroment -
Populist Party runs their 1st presidential candidate (Political)
The populist party which was unsatisfied with the federal government. Ran James B. Weaver as their candidate in the 1892 elections. -
Plessy V Ferguson (Social)
Supreme court case that legalized segregation -
War of 1898 (Political)
US declares war in support of Cuban Independence, US victory establishes the US as a global power -
US Steel Founded (Economic)
After Purchasing Carnegie Steel, J.P Morgan went on to create US Steel the nations first billion dollar coorporation -
William McKinley's Assassination (Political)
He was killed by Leon Czolgosz who was a socialist that believed that he was the head of a corrupt government, he was later executed by electric chair -
Elkins Act (Economic)
This act prohibited discriminatory railway rates that favored certain people -
1st Baseball World Series (Other-Sports)
The 1st world series was between the Boston Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates in which the Americans won the best out of nine series by 5 to 3 games -
Industrial Workers of the World Founded (Social)
Union dedicated to organize unskilled workers and to opposing capitalism, they advocated direct action by workers such as sabotage and strikes -
San Francisco Earthquake (Other-Disasters)
The quake devastated San Francisco and caused over two thousand deaths, it led to the construction of urban buildings that could withstand them -
Hepburn Act (Economic)
Theodore Roosevelt passed the Act through the house and senate which allowed the interstate Commerce Commission to set shipping rates deliviring a crippling blow to the railroad industry -
Muller V Oregon (Social)
Court ruling that cut the womans work day to 8 hours to preserve them for motherhood, this divided the womens rights movement as some saw it discriminatory -
Founding of National Association for Advancment of Colored People (Social)
Led by African American reformers who advocated for equal rights such as voting and fairness in courts (SOCIAL) -
Standard Oil Desicion (Economic)
John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company was broken up into several competing companies, this led to President Taft to take more action against monopolies -
Woodrow Wilson Enters Office (Political)
He passes the Federal Reserve Act, Clayton Anti-Trust Act, kept the US out of WW1 until late 1917 -
17th amendment passed (Political)
Senators are now popularly elected as it is with representatives as a response to public dissatisfaction with appearent corruption in the old system -
Federal Reserve Act (Economic)
The Federal Reserve helps set the money supply level in which it ensures the stability of the US economy -
Clayton Anti-Trust Act (Economic)
More power to Justice Department to pursue antitrust cases , labor unions can no longer prosecuted for restraining trade
