US History
Category: Outro
Atualizado: 19 jan 2018
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Created byAlexis Romero binuelo
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United States purchases Alaska from RussiaUnited States annexes Midway IslandsExplosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana harbor; beginning of Spanish-American WarAnnexation of Hawaii receives final approval from CongressAnti-Imperialist League formedRoosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine announcedUnited States begins construction of Panama CanalNaval Act of 1900 authorizes construction of offensive warships requested by Navy"The Influence of Sea Power upon History" publishedTrade Agreement between U.S and Hawaii signedPro-American sugar planters overthrow Queen Liliuokalani in HawaiiBeginning of European "Scramble for Africa"Secretary of State John Hay asks European leaders for an Open Door policy in China1st fighting between American Army forces and Filipino rebel in ManilaAssassination of President McKinleyTheodore Roosevelt becomes PresidentPublication of "Our Country" by Josiah Strong; talks about Anglo SaxonsRoosevelt mediates conflict between Japan, and Russia in Portsmouth, New HampshireCompletion of Panama CanalPendleton Civil Service Act enactedAssassination of President James GarfieldInterstate Commerce Act enactedMajor strike of railroad workersPublication of "How the Other Half Lives"Publication of "The Jungle"Strike of International Ladies Garment Workers Union in New York CityFord Motor Company establishedEllis Island opens up to process immigrants on the East CoastVictory of Republican William McKinley breaks decades-long deadlock between Democrats and RepublicansNew Jersey passes legislation allowing holding companiesPublication of "Looking Backward"Completion of Home Insurance Company Building in ChicagoHaymarket Square demonstration and bombing in ChicagoIndustrial Workers of the World formedMarch of Coxey's Army on Washington, DCChinese Exclusion Act passed by CongressAmerica's first subway begins regular service in BostonAngel Island opens to process immigrants on West CoastPublication of "Progress and Poverty"Ford Motor Company begins Assembly line techniques; 250,000 automobiles produced in one yearWeb Alien Land Law enacted-prohibiting aliens from owning land in CaliforniaNumber of American children attending school nears 60 percentAmerica begins to recover from great depression of early 1890sBeginning of major depression in AmericaUnited States becomes world's largest manufacturing producerKnights of Labor founded in PhiladelphiaBeginning of Tammany Hall's control over New Yorl City politicsRevolt against Spanish in Cuba; harsh Spanish reaction angers many in United States
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