People
Eras
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He was an American inventor who was responsible for developing the telephone.

Alexander Graham Bell

100

time at the turn of the 20th century in which groups sought to reform America economically, socially, and politically.

Progressive Era


200

American inventor best known for inventing the electric light bulb, acoustic recording on wax cylinders, and motion pictures.

Thomas Edison

200

1870s - 1890s; time period looked good on the outside, despite the corrupt politics and growing gap between the rich and poor

Gilded Age


300


26th President of the United States, 26th president, known for: conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food regulations, "Square Deal," Panama Canal

Theodore Roosevelt

300

a frenzy of gold rush immigration to and for gold prospecting, along the Klondike River near Dawson City, Yukon, Canada after gold was discovered there in the late 19th century.

Klondike Gold Rush

400

African American journalist. published statistics about lynching, urged African Americans to protest by refusing to ride streetcards or shop in white owned stores

Ida B.Wells

500


A noted British statesman who led Britain throughout most of World War II and along with Roosevelt planned many allied campaigns. He predicted an iron curtain that would separate Communist Europe from the rest of the West.

Winston Churchill