Remake of Progressivism by Daniela Melendez

1889 Eiffel Tower opens for visitors

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1892 Ida B. Wells crusades against lynching

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1896 Supreme Court establishes "Separate but Equal" doctrine Plessy v. Ferguson

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1898 Marie Curie discovers radium

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Gisela 1899 Boer War in South Africa begins

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The Boer war in South Africa was fought from Oct 11 1899 through May 31 1902 between two Boer republics; The Transvaal and Orange free state. The war was caused by imperialism of the British, the desire for the Boars to free themselves from British rule, and the discovery of gold.

Gisela-1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President after President McKinley is assassinated

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William McKinley was the 25th president of the U.S who was shot during his public reception in Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York. September 6 1901, he was shot by an anarchist, Leon Czologsz, twice in the abdomen; he convinced himself it was his duty to assassinate him as he viewed Mckinley as a symbol of oppression. Mckinley was ultimately recovering but his wounds became infected-they had become gangrenous. He ended up passing away on September 14. Vice president, Theodore Roosevelt, became President shortly after

Gisela-1901 Commonwealth of Australia is created

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Commonwealth of Australia was created on January 1st 1901- it was processed by 6 separate self-governing British colonies: Queensland, New south Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South & Western Australia. They united and created a system of federalism, they agreed they have come to be separate colonies but they would fall under a federal government that would look out for them in any trouble underlying the whole nation. They came together due to many problems that were faced when they had their own government. They argued a national government would bring many benefits: increase trade, defence force, better immigration control, a better government.

Gisela-1904 Roosevelt is ELECTED president

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Roosevelt took office in September 1091 after the assassination of the former president, William Mckinley. Roosevelt wanted to gain presidency on his own- not handed down. He didnt always agree with conservative Republicans in Congress but he knew he needed them to win the nomination in 1904; "Over the summer of 1904, Roosevelt directed the campaign from his front porch at Oyster Bay, issuing lofty statements to his supporters and instructions on strategy to Republican state parties" He received large amounts of money for the campaign. Roosevelt won 336 electoral votes to his opposition Parkers 140.

1908 Howard Taft is elected president

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Howard Taft ran against William Jennings Bryan who was nominated by Democrats. Taft's slogan was "Vote for Taft this time, you can vote for Bryan any time". The Republicans and Howard Taft won easily. Page 265, Nelly G.

1909 W.E.B. Du Bois helps found the NAACP

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Du Bois and other advocates were unhappy about progressive indifference to racial injustices. They had a civil rights conference in Niagara falls and a few years later the NAACP (National Association Advancement colored people) started. A year after Du Bois founded the magazine The Crisis and stated multiple issues which interested people. After they reached over 6,000 members. Page 263, Nelly G.

1910 Mexican Revolution begins

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The Mexican Revolution was from 1910-1920. It started from economic inequality's, political corruption, desire for democracy, and over all shifting alliances. It resulted in the end of a 30 year dictatorship in Mexico. The internet, wasn't in book, Nelly G.

1912 Woodrow Wilson is elected president

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42 percent of the popular vote voted for him but he still won the election. He also got a Democratic majority in Congress. Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican votes which lead to Wilson the votes of 40 states. Page 268, Nelly Gamboa

Gisela-1912 China's Qin dynasty topples

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In 1912, the Quins dynasty overthrow in China marked the end of the two thousand years of imperial rule. The Qing Dynasty which was the last imperial dynasty faced a lot of discontent due to corruption, foreign influence, and social unrest. The revolution began with the Wuchang Uprising in 1911. This sparked a series of revolts across the country. Leaders of the revolution aimed to establish a republic, the Qing government failed to handle things effectively to the uprisings: they lost military support. In early 1912 the Qing Dynasty abdicated the throne and on January 1 1912, the Republic of china was established as Yat-sen serving as provisional president.

1914 World War I begins in Europe

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In June of 1914,Archduke Franz Ferdinand,heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated by Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip. These assassinations touched off a diplomatic crisis. Austria and Hungary declared what was supposed to be a short war against Serbia on July 28 of that year. After that, everybody started coming after each other; Germany signed a treaty to support Austria-Hungary on august 1st. Two days later Germany declared war on Russias ally France, Britain declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. Not only history had been made but chaos had begun.

1916 Woodrow Wilson is reelected

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In 1916, Woodrow Wilson was reelected as president, during his campaign Carrie Chapman Catt invited President Wilson to the convention of NAWSA. He told those at the meeting to wait for a little while that their message to the world will be worth the wait. Four years later the passage of the suffrage amendment became the capstone of the progressive movement. Wilson moved to enact his program after his reelection. The " New Freedom" was basically a triple wall of privilege:The trusts, Tariffs and high finance.

1919 Eighteenth Amendment outlaws alcoholic beverages

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On January 16th,1919, The 18th Amendment was ratified. It was essentially outlawing alcohol and stopped manufacturers,sales, or transportation of these intoxicating liquors. The 21st amendment later repealed this.

1919 Mohandas Ghandi becomes leader of the independence movement in India

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In 1919, Mohandas Ghandi, an Indian Laywer, became the leader of the Indian Independence movement. He campaigned for self-right. He worked to reconcile all classes and religious sects more especially Muslims and Hindus.

1920 Nineteenth Amendment grants women the right to vote

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The Nineteenth Amendment was passed by congress on June 4th,1919 but ratified on August 18th,1920. It declared that the right of citizens of the united states to vote shall not be denied or bridged by the united states or by any state on the account of sex. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

1896

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In 1896, a legal case that tested the constitutionality of segregation was presented in the U.S. Supreme Court. In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court declared that public racial segregation was in fact legal and did not violate the 14th Amendment. The doctrine of ¨Separate but Equal¨ was established. States were allowed, as long as equal service was provided, to keep segregation facilities for blacks and whites. For almost 60 years this decision permitted legalized racial segregation.

1892

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Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist and activist born into slavery just before emancipation. She worked as a teacher in the early 1800s, later becoming an editor of a local paper. A constant theme in her writing was racial injustice. March 9, 1892, changed the trajectory of her writing into a movement. Three African American men, friends of Wells, were illegally executed without trial. This opened Wells to what lynching was. She said it was a way to get rid of African Americans who were gaining success. Wells began documenting lynching and acts of violence, which, in 1892, led to an attack on her newspaper office. Fortunately, she escaped and continued her fight in hopes that democracy would be equally applied to all its citizens.

1889

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The Eiffel Tower's construction was completed on March 31, 1889, with a record time of 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days. It was built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) in Paris, France. This is where it received 1,953,122 total visitors during the exposition, with 12,000 visitors a day. The exposition celebrated the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Its purpose was to induce the economy, promote French stability, and show the country's progress.

1898

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In December of 1898, Marie, along with her partner Pierre, announced the existence of a second element they named ¨radium.¨They found that by separating the different components of pitchblende, uranium ore, a new element was eventually isolated. Through observation, the mineral pitchblende was notably more radioactive than pure uranium, hence the name radium. Marie established a new name to describe this property of matter, ¨radioactive.¨ It was also uncovered that radiation derives from atoms.

1908 Henry Ford introduces the Model T

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Henry Ford made the Model T simple so he could be able to introduce a mass production of the car. He had a system that each worker focused on only one specific job. That made the car more affordable which was Fords goal, he believed everyone should be able to afford a car and have one. Later and till this day a car is the main form of transportation. Page 231, Nelly G.