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Tuskegee Institute
fully black institute -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Immigration Suspension to the United States -
Interstate Commerce Act
granted the U.S. Congress to have the power to regulate railroad rates -
Jane Addams-Hull House
educated women to share all kinds of knowledge -
Sherman Antitrust Act
ruled that free competition among those engaged in commerce -
Plessy V. Ferguson
The court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. constitution as long as everything was equal lasted 1 month -
Muckrackers
American writers exposing the writing -
McKinley Assassinated
President McKinley was assassinated -
Coal Miner Strike-1902
Where on strike for higher wages, shorter workdays, and recognition of their union -
Ida Tarbell-“The History of Standard Oil”
book exposing the Standard oil company -
The Jungle Published
a novel that portrays the harsh lives of immigrants in Chicago -
Food and Drug Act
consumer protection laws that led to the creation of the FDA -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products as food -
Teddy Roosevelt’s- Square Deal
three major goals: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
Protection and creation of National parks -
Taft Wins
Taft won residency over William Jennings Bryan -
Muller v. Oregon
women were provided by the state for fewer work hours than men -
16th Amendment
income tax without appointing it by the states -
NAACP formed
civil rights organization for African Americans -
Niagara Movement
organization of black rights activists which demanded political, civil, and social rights for African Americans -
Urban League
Organization for African American economic and social justice -
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
the deadliest industrial disaster to happen in NYC -
Wilson Elected
beat Taft and Roosevelt -
Department of Labor Established
the department responsible for occupational safety and health -
Federal Reserve Act
Created the federal reserve system -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
reduced duties on imports -
17th Amendment
2 senators will be chosen by the people for each state instead of legislature -
Federal trade Commission
branch of government that main mission is to promote consumer protection -
Federal Trade Commission Act
outlawed unfair methods of competition -
Clayton Antitrust Act
added further substance U.S antitrust law regime -
Trench Warfare
fighting a war in tranches -
Booker T. Washington
adviser to many presidents between 1880 and 1915 and was a dominant leader of the African American community -
W.E.B. Dubois
civil rights activist and pan-Africanist -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
A racist movie about the KKK -
Rise of KKK (early 20th century)
a group that organized and directed violence towards the White and Black Rebublican leaders -
Jim Crow Laws
segregation laws -
Lusitania sunk
The UK-registered ocean liner was torpedoed by imperial German
Nazy U-boat -
Wilson Asks for War
Willson asks to send troops into battle during WWI -
Zimmerman Telegram
a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office -
Espionage Act
stopped from obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
struck down the law regarding child labor -
Sedition Act
reduced the freedom of speech rights of the U.S. citizen -
Armistice Day
end of WWI -
Wilson-Fourteen Points
outlining his vision on ending WWI without further configuration from occurring again -
18th amendment
started the prohibition of alcohol in the U.S. -
Versailles Peace Conference
conference to establish peace after WWI -
Treaty of Versailles to Senate
established the League of Nations -
Wilson Stroke
Wilson is paralyzed because of a stroke -
19 amendment
women right to vote -
League of Nations
first-ever intergovernmental organization to try to keep world peace
