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Rise of KKK (early 20th century)
The KKK is a racist cult/ clan which assassinates and harasses people who are of African American descent. They are a terrorist group. -
W.E.B. Dubois
An american civil rights activist, American sociologist, socialist, historian, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. -
Tuskegee Institute
An all African American College -
Chinese Exclusion Act
An act that didn't allow any Chinese immigrants into the U.S. This Act was renewed til the 1930's -
Interstate Commerce Act
An act passed to limit the power of railroads and use of monopolistic practices -
Jane Addams-Hull House
A house opened to help immigrants who had just arrived or people in poverty -
Mudrakers
Investigative journalists who helped uncover corruption in companies -
Booker T. Washington
An influential African American and Advisors to multiple U.S presidents. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Regulated competition among companies and put a stop to monopolies -
Plessy V. Ferguson
A court decision which stated that all things were allowed to be separate but they had to be equal which wouldn't actually be upheld -
McKinley Assassinated
President McKinley was assassinated -
Coal Miner Strike-1902
A strike made by coal miners for better working conditions and pay -
16th Amendment
It allows the congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population -
Ida Tarbell-“The History of Standard Oil”
It is a book which exposes the standard oil company -
Niagara Movement
an organization dedicated to social and political change for African Americans. -
The Jungle Published
A novel which tells of the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in industrial cities -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Law that made it illegal to misbrand meat and to sell it in unsanitary conditions. -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
An act legalizes the protection of cultural and natural resources. -
Food and Drug Act
first of a series of consumer protection laws that were significant in history and lead t the creation of the FDA -
Muller v. Oregon
The court decided that women are only allowed to work 10 hours due to their health. -
Taft Wins
Taft a republican won against three time democrat nominee William Jennings Bryan. -
NAACP formed
a civil rights organization formed as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans -
Urban League
civil rights organization that advocates on behalf of economic and social justice for African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. -
Jim Crow Laws
state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the South -
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
A Deadly Industrial disaster that left many dead and injured -
Teddy Roosevelt’s- Square Deal
A deal made that valued Teddy Roosevelt's domestic program which reflected his goals, conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection. -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
An act that established a federal income tax in the United States and substantially lowered tariff rates. -
Department of Labor Established
signed before President William Howard Taft left office, it is responsible for, occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, reemployment services, and some economic statistics -
Federal Reserve Act
A foundation to help with financial crisis, it is the monetary center for all thing money -
Federal Trade Commission Act
It was an act that outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts or practices that affect commerce -
Clayton Antitrust Act
Clayton Act sought to prevent anticompetitive practices. -
Trench Warfare
A Type of warfare which involves two sides with both of them in trenches and the middle no man's land which each side attempts to pass through to gain ground or they are in a permanent stale mate. sickness was prevalent here. -
Federal trade Commission
an agency in the U.S government that deals with the enforcement of civil U.S. antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
American silent epic drama film -
Lusitania sunk
Was hit by German Submarines and would lead to the U.S entering World War I -
Wilson Elected
President Wilson was Elected and defeated the competition -
Zimmerman Telegram
A telegram message that was intercepted by British intelligence . The message was meant for Mexico and it was sent by the Germans and it was trying to convince Mexico to join their cause and attack America to keep them out of Europe and in exchange, they would gain back some territory from the U.S that had once belonged to them such as, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico -
Wilson Asks for War
President Wilson asked for congress to declare war against Germany, during World War I -
Espionage Act
This act made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the success of the country's enemies -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
Court struck down a federal law regulating child labor. -
Wilson-Fourteen Points
a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
Sedition Act
An Act permitting the deportation, fine, or imprisonment of anyone deemed a threat or publishing “false, scandalous, or malicious writing” against the government of the United States. -
Armistice Day
a day for honoring military veterans -
Wilson Stroke
Wilson suffered a severe stroke and was incapacitated for the remainder of his presidency. -
Treaty of Versailles to Senate
the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended World War I, in part because President Woodrow Wilson had failed to take senators' objections to the agreement into consideration. -
18th Amendment
established the prohibition of alcohol -
League of Nations
an international diplomatic group developed after World War I as a way to solve disputes between countries before they erupted into open warfare. -
Versailles Peace Conference
formal meeting of the victorious Allies after the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. -
19th amendment
prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote due to someone's gender -
17th Amendment
Changed it so the senate would have two Senators from each State, who would be elected every 6 years
