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After John D. Rockefellar's investment in the first oil company, there was a quick growth in the oil industry and he was then able to control oil prices because his oil company was a monopoly.
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After the American Civil War also known as the bloodiest war in history finally ends after four long years, it results with the Union becoming victorious and the nation becoming united again.
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During the reconstruction period, it brought up many challenges like disagreements and discrimination but after getting the freedom African Americans deserved, they had gotten new rights and amendments protecting them.
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With the help of Chinese workers, the transcontinental railroad was a complete sucess which led to faster shipping of supplies, encouragement of growth of the economy, and new setters in the west.
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With the Knights of Labor organized, increasing number of workers went on strike to fight for better wages and conditions and unite as one "brotherhood."
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As a railroad owner, Andrew Carnegie decided to find an alternative metal to make rails so he discovered a cheaper and better way of making steel which led to more uses of steel and more steel companies.
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, it changed how Americans communicated with eachother and industries became more powerful with more communcation and cooperation.
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After the discovery of the new light source, Thomas Edison opened the 1st electrical power and distribution plant to bring electricity to the whole country.
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To stop chinese immigrants from coming to America, The Chinese Exclusion act was passed to prevent chinese immigrants from coming and becoming a citizen.
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This event was when there was a bombing incident during the Knights of Labor strike at Haymarket Square.
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Before becoming a citizen and being allowed in to the U.S., immigrants had to go though questioning at Ellis Island to determine whether they would be allowed to enter the U.S.
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Because nativism started rising in America, immigrants would have to provide evidence that they could read or write before entering the United states.
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A short war between Spain and America caused by an accusation that Spain had bombed the American battleship, Maine, and the issue between Spain and Cuba which ended with the U.S. winning the war.
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The Hawaiian Islands were annexed by the U.S. when the U.S. overthrew the Queen after people had want to annex Hawaii for plantations.
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Puerto Rico was the first territory annexed by the U.S. after the Spanish-American War had established a peace treaty giving America Puerto Rico.
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Phillipine Islands become annexed by the U.S. after the Phillipines had been fighting with Spain for independence but soon U.S. bought it from Spain which after fighting a war, The U.S. decided to finally give the Phillipine Islands independence.
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After the Spanish-American War, Cuba finally gained their independence in a peace treaty between America and Spain which allowed Americans to pretect Cuba and keep naval bases in Cuba even though Cuba wasn't part of the U.S.
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This disturbing non-fiction novel, about the reality of meatpacking companies impacted the lives of readers and inspired Congress to pass the Pure Food and Drug act to protect workers rights.
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NAACP is founded by W.E.B Du Bois to protest and reform the lives of future generations of African Americans for equal rights and fair opportunities for everyone.
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Just like Ellis Island, Chinese immigrants had to go through inspection at Angel Island to be allowed to enter after the San Francisco Earthquake had happened.
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A war between the poor and rich in Mexico that was caused by rebellion causing Mexicans to immigrate to the U.S. to protect themselves from the war.
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An important event that brought a lot of attention after the accidental fire in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory which thousands of women died that were working for very low wages and in terrible conditions.
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After going through a revolution in Panama and purchasing a piece of land just for a canal, the U.S. had finally built the Panama Canal with the help of hard workers that were willing to go through the bad conditions.
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Because Serbia was suspected of the assasination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, this event led to a huge war between a series of countries known as World War 1.
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Sunken by a German torpedo, this killed hundreds of Americans onboard which resulted in the nation choosing sides in the war.
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The U.S. decides to enter the Great War to fight against Germany for an Allied victory after Germany had sank the Lusitania.
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The Treaty of Versailles was an agreement created by allies in Paris that was made at the end of the war which made Germany give up its propety and make payments for the damage they were responsible for.
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Because of the Senate was concerned about the U.S. being in an international cooperation, the U.S. doesn't participate when the League of Nations was formed to promote world peace and cooperation.
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An amendment that states that you can not be denied voting by the gender you are which was inspired by Alice Paul, a reformer who brought up women's right to vote and equality for women.
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This system only allowed a certain amount of immgrants to be allowed in to the U.s. which was mainly for immgrants coming from Europe.
