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Progressive Era
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Jim Crow Laws
they were state and local laws in the south that enforced racial segregation. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Wouldn't allow Chinese to come over to U.S -
Interstate Commerce Act
Made to regulate railroad industry. "Make prices fair and just" -
Jane Addams-Hull House
She was the first women to win Nobel piece prize The house helped provide child care, education,and other services to a lot of immigrants -
Sherman Antitrust Act
made to outlaw monopolies -
Plessy v ferguson
Brought "seperate but equal" into America -
Muckrackers
A group of journalist who exposed institutions and leaders -
Mckinley Assasinated
killed by Leon Czolgosz, Thought that the government was corrupt. -
Coal miner Strike
A strike by American coal workers looking for better wages, shorter work days and the recognition of their union. -
Ida Tarbell-“The History of Standard Oil”
was a book that talked about the oil industry and Rockefeller -
"The Jungle" -published
book is about harsh conditions and terrible lives of immigrants -
Niagara Movement
A civil rights group founded near niagra falls -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Made it illegal to misbrand meat. Certain regulations for meat, had to be sanitary -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
led to first legal protection of cultural and natural resources. -
Food and drug act
help set regulations on food and led to the formation of the FDA -
Muller v. Oregon
limited women to 10 hours of work in factories and laundries. -
Taft Wins
William Taft becomes president -
NAACP formed
civil rights organization -
16th Amendment
Congress has the power to collect taxes -
Urban League
Civil rights organization based in New York -
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
clothes factory of where women worked caught on fire and killed 146 and injured 78. This led to more regulations and better work areas. -
Teddy Roosevelt’s- Square Deal
reflected his 3 main goals. conservation of natural resources, control of corporations and consumer protections -
Department of Labor Established
responsible for work safety, wages and hour standards and some other things. -
17th Amendment
The senate of the U.S. should be composed of two senators. -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
re-established federal income tax -
Federal Reserve Act
created the current Federal Reserve System -
Federal Trade Commission Act
It makes unfair methods for competition illegal. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
This act defies unethical business practices and outlaws them -
Trench Warfare
fighting in these lines during war came with a lot of diseases and problems. -
Federal trade Commission
purpose is to enforce civil U.S. antitrust law -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Is a film about: abolitionist northerners and southern land owners intertwine for no good result -
Lusitania sunk
Sunken by the Germans, made the U.S enter WW1 -
Booker T. Washington
Born 1856 in April. Was born into slavery but then became a great leader in the African American community. -
Wilson Elected
Democratic president Woodrow Wilson defeated Charles Hughes and became President -
Zimmerman Telegram
A telegram from Germany to mexico. Stating if Mexico helped Germany in the War that they would receive their land back from America. -
Wilson Asks for War
President Woodrow Wilson declares war on Germany -
Espionage Act
Pretty much President Wilson made it illegal to tell secrets about the army or anything dealing with the war. -
18th amendment
stated the prohibition of alcohol in the United States -
Wilson-Fourteen Points
used for peace negotiations to end WW1 -
Sedition Act
Cannot spread false things about the U.S -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
congress denied federal law regulating child labor -
Versailles Peace Conference
called to create peace after the war -
Wilson Stroke
President suffered a stroke -
Armistice Day
A day dedicated to remember Veterans and people who have lot their lives. -
Treaty of Versailles to Senate
Brought WW1 to an end -
League of Nations
an international group created to try and solve disputes between each other -
19th amendment
you can not be denied a vote no matter what sex you are. -
Rise of KKK (early 20th century)
A terrorist group in America that targeted immigrants from southern and eastern Europe. -
W.E.B. Dubois
was a sociologist, socialist, Civil rights activist. -
Tuskegee Institute
First institution of higher learning for African Americans
