1900-1920

By jennifermartin

  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    This act was the first of many consumer protection laws. This prevented the manufacture and sale of food or drugs that would be harmful to the consumer.

  • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory caught fire and 146 people.

  • Clayton Anti-Trust Act

    This act regulated mergers and price discrimination. It also protected labor's access to collective bargaining.

  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    In 1915, Germans sank the Lusitania and over a hundred Americans were killed. This flustered the public and increased the desire for war.

  • US enters WW1

    In 1917, the United States joined allies and declared war on Germany.

  • Fourteen Points

    This was a statement offered by President Wilson of war claims and peace terms. This offered territorial solutions and plans for long-term peace.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    This was the treaty that ended World War 1.

  • Red Summer

    This was a time of violent riots due to race. This included thousands of injuries, hundreds of deaths and vast destruction of properties.