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Rise of KKK (early 20th century)
Group of whites that felt hatred against African Americans , Catholics , Jews , and immigrants -
Tuskegee Institute
The first institution for higher learning for African Americans -
Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law signed prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers -
Interstate Commerce Act
A federal law that regulated the railroad industry -
Jane Addams-Hull House
House opened to serve recently arrived European immigrants -
Booker T. Washington
`Very dominant leader in the African american community -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Antitrust law that regulates competition among enterprises -
Plessy V. Ferguson
decision that upheld the racial segregation laws for public -
McKinley Assassinated
William McKinley was assassinated -
Coal Miner Strike-1902
Miners strikes for higher wages , shorter weekdays , and for recognition of their union -
Ida Tarbell-“The History of Standard Oil”
A book was an expose about the standard oil company -
Niagara Movement
Civil rights group dedicated to social and political change for African Americans -
The Jungle Published
A novel that talks about the hard conditions of lives of immigrants in the U.S. -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Law that makes it illegal to misbrand meat and meat products -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
Act passed by the U.S. congress that protects cultural and natural resources -
Food and Drug Act
A consumer protection law which led to the creation of the food and drug administration -
Muller v. Oregon
women were provided less work hours then allowed to men -
Taft Wins
William Taft gets elected for the 31st president -
NAACP formed
Organization made to endeavor justice for African Americans -
16th Amendment
The congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on income -
Urban League
Historic organization that advocates social justice for African Americans and racial discrimination -
Jim Crow Laws
State and local statutes that legalized racial segregation -
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
The triangle shirtwaist factory caught on fire becoming the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city -
Teddy Roosevelt’s- Square Deal
A program which reflected Theodore Roosevelt's three major goals -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
An act that reestablished federal income tax and lowered tariff rates in the U.S. -
Department of Labor Established
A department made to improve working conditions in the U.S. -
17th Amendment
The senate shall be composed of 2 senators from each state , for 6 years and each senator will have 1 vote -
Federal Reserve Act
The central banking system of the U.S. -
Federal Trade Commission Act
Outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts that affect commerce -
Clayton Antitrust Act
This act sought to prevent anti competitive practices in their incipiency -
Trench Warfare
warfare using fighting lines dug in to protect the soilders -
Federal trade Commission
An independent agency who's main priority is to enforce antitrust laws and consumer protection -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
An american silent film that shows civil war -
Lusitania sunk
he sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania -
Wilson Elected
Woodrow Wilson was elected to be the 33rd president of the U.S. -
Wilson Asks for War
Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany. -
Zimmerman Telegram
a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office -
Espionage Act
prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
a federal law regulating child labor -
Sedition Act
permitting the fine, or imprisonment of anyone seemed a threat or publishing “false, scandalous, or malicious writing” against the government -
Versailles Peace Conference
called to establish the terms of the peace after World War I -
Muckrackers
Journalist who exposed institutions and leaders that were corrupt -
Armistice Day
now knows as veterans day , a day to thank everyone in service for what they have done -
W.E.B. Dubois
An american sociologist , socialist , historian , civil rights activist , author , writer , and editor
