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pendleton civil service act
basis of merit system. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The first federal act that outlawed monoply. -
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Progressive Era
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Pullman Strike
Widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest of the United States -
Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise Speech
Booker T. Washington was selected to give a speech that would open the Cotton States. The speech was the first speech given by an African American -
president Roosevelt
he was the president of 1901 -
First airplane flight
Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft -
pure food and drug act meat inspection act
significant consumer protection. it made sure people were safe about what they were eating. -
First Model T automobile
Ford built the first T automobile car in 1908 and it definitely helped people get around a lot faster on the road. -
16th amendment
The origin of the income tax on individuals. Pay your taxes to the government !! -
President Taft
he was the 27th president. He was the civilian governer of the Philippines. -
Founding of the NAACP by W.E.B. DuBois
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -
17th amendment
Constitution by allowing voters to direct votes for U.S. Senators -
President Wilson
president in 1913-1921 and was the progressive movement. -
Washington, D.C. Suffrage parade
It was the first sufferage in Washington DC. It was for women’s suffrage. -
Ludlow Massacre
Mass killing during a Colorado event. It was a striking on the coal miners and their families. -
18th amendment
Ended the increasingly unpopular nationwide prohibition of alcohol. -
19th amendment
it provided the chance for women to vote.