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Jim Crow Laws
were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. -
Chinese exclusion act
it prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers -
Tuskegee Institute
was the first institution of higher learning for African Americans -
Interstate commerce act
law designed to regulate the railroad act -
Jane Addams-Hull House
was an area of work buildings that grew to over 13 buildings in 1911 -
Sherman Antitrust act
a federal act that outlawed the upbringing of monopolies. -
Plessy vs Ferguson
this was the decision in the supreme court in which segregation laws for the public would be passed -
McKinley Assassinated
William McKinley was killed while in presidential office -
Coal miner strike
when the mine workers striked for higher wages -
Niagara Movement
Was social and political change for African Americans. -
Food and Drug Act
was the start of the known organization today known as the food and drug administration. -
The Jungle Published
A novel made by the journalists specifically Upton Silclar -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
it insures meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions. -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
It was the first general legal protection of cultural and natural resources in the United States. -
Taft Wins
William Howard Taft became president -
Muller v. Oregon
this was a landmark decision made by the supreme court. -
16th Amendment
Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. -
Teddy Roosevelt’s- Square Deal
this deal was to insure the control of corporations, and consumer protection. -
NAACP formed
Is a civil rights organization in the United States -
Urban League
Was a nonpartisan historic civil rights organization based in New York City. -
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
was a fire that occurred in a factory killing quit a few people -
Federal Reserve Act
this act establish economic stability in the United States by introducing a central bank to oversee monetary policy. -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
was the establishment a federal income tax in the United States and substantially lowered tariff rates. -
17th Amendment
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. -
Department of Labor Established
this enabled a restriction on kids and made it so kids did not have to work -
Federal trade Commission
Outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts or practices that affect commerce. -
Federal Trade Commission Act
Established the Federal Trade Commission. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
this was the act that defines unethical business practices, such as price-fixing and monopolies -
Muckrackers
they were reform minded journalists -
Lusitania sunk
Was a ship sunk by a German sub. -
Booker T. Washington
was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to multiple presidents of the United States. -
W.E.B. Dubois
Was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist. -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Was an American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. -
Wilson Elected
Woodrow Wilson was made the president -
Wilson Asks for War
Was a German agreement that said they would not attack merchant ships. -
18th amendment
Established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. -
Zimmerman Telegram
Was a secret message to mexico to ally with Germany. -
Espionage Act
Made it a crime to help the enemy if you were in the US -
Trench Warfare
Was brutal fighting in trenches -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
Was when the supreme court passed laws on child labor. -
Sedition Act
Was a law that made people go to prison if they made false things or claims -
Armistice Day
A day of remembrance of those who have fought. -
Wilson-Fourteen Points
Was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
Versailles Peace Conference
Was the treaty that ended WW1 -
Treaty of Versailles to Senate
The senate rejected the treaty because it was not on their terms. -
Wilson Stroke
Wilson suffered from a stroke. -
League of Nations
Was an international diplomatic group developed after World War I as a way to solve disputes between countries before they erupted into open warfare. -
Rise of KKK (early 20th century)
Was a racist group towards blacks -
19th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. -
Ida Tarbell-“The History of Standard Oil”
She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era
