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Booker T. Washington
Born a slave and rose to become on of the influence people for his time -
Rise of KKK (early 20th century)
A white activist group that thrived in the south and enough said about that -
W.E.B. Dubois
W.E.B. Dubious was a sociologist who was a big civil rights activist -
Chinese Exclusion Act
President Arthur signed an act that stops Chinese labor working from immigrating to the united states -
Jane Addams-Hull House
The Hull House was a place where European immigrants -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act was made and enforced to prevent business men from having a monopoly over a certain industry and or trade. -
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Muckrackers
A group of journalist that exposed corrupted leaders and institutions -
Plessy V. Ferguson
In 1896 the U.S Supreme Court decided to make any racially different citizen equal but which resulted in colored bathrooms, restaurant, and etc -
McKinley Assassinated
President McKinley was assassinated in 1901 in his second term by Leon Czolgosz -
Coal Miner Strike-1902
Coal Miner Strike in 1902 was resolved my Theodore Roosevelt even tho he didn't legally have to be involved -
Teddy Roosevelt’s- Square Deal
The square deal purpose was to protect both businesses and labor and it was aimed at helping the middle class -
The Jungle Published
The Book exposes the harsh reality for immigrants in Chicago and in busy cities like New York -
Food and Drug Act
The first act for Consumer protection it outlawed the sale of adulterated food and drugs -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
President Roosevelt signed for this act in 1906 and what this act does is protects cultural and natural resources -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
This act made sure that the meat they where selling is safe and edible to eat -
Muller v. Oregon
the argument was that Oregon limited the hours for women to 10 -
NAACP formed
NAACP means The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and was used to aid in seeking justice for colored people -
Ida Tarbell-“The History of Standard Oil”
Ida Tarbell wrote a book to expose at the time oil tycoon John D Rockefeller -
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
It was the worst fire in the history of Manhattan NY -
Taft Wins
He was the first republican to lose to the northern states -
Federal Reserve Act
it created central banking as we know it -
Department of Labor Established
Department of Labor was established in 1913 by President Taft just before he was out of office -
Clayton Antitrust Act
what act did was fixed the laws of labor and prevented monopolies from forming -
Trench Warfare
Trench Warfare was used for protection and was invented by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Birth of a Nation was a silent flim made in 1915 that was the first blockbuster to come out -
Lusitania sunk
Lusitania was a British ship that carried over a thousand passengers and supplies to the allies -
Wilson Elected
President Wilson was elected in 1916 he was the 28th president -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram was a proposal from Germany to mexico to join the fight and to reclaim there lost land -
Wilson Asks for War
Well just as the title say Wilson Asks for War he to go to congress and vote on going to war -
Espionage Act
what the Espionage Act essentially did was not tell the enemy our plans,weapons,and the amount of soldiers ready -
Wilson-Fourteen Points
Wilson-Fourteen Points was the principle of peace and was used to end the war -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
Hammer v. Dagenhart case regulated on child labor -
Sedition Act
Sedition Act made it a crime to spread false information about the government or lie -
Armistice Day
Now a holiday on November 11 1918 the war had ended and peace was made -
18th amendment
18th amendment make it illegal to buy alcohol but not to consume, or drink it -
Versailles Peace Conference
Versailles Peace Conference was formed to address the terms of Germany's treaty -
Wilson Stroke
President Wilson suffered from a stroke but he didn't die -
19th amendment
19th amendment allowed women to vote -
Treaty of Versailles to Senate
in 1919 The president delivered a treaty to the senate that was the first time since 1789 -
League of Nations
League of Nations was the first international organization it was formed in 1920 -
Interstate Commerce Act
The act was issued to prevent the railroad industry from becoming a monopoly -
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow Laws where laws that separated blacks from doing things white people could do such as colored bathrooms and water fountains
