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Spanish-American War to Womens Suffrage
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Open Door Policy
foreign affairs, Allowed multiple Imperial powers access to China, but none of them had control of the country. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
No Chinese immigration because they were afraid that they would take away the jobs Americans wanted. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
It was made permanent. Chinese couldn't enter America anymore. -
Meat Inspection Act & Pure Food & Drug
Prevented Adultered food. Passed after Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. -
Hepburn Act
United States law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) power to set maximum railroad rates.Loyal shippers were charged these same rates. -
Gentleman's Agreement
Teddy Roosevelt.
Restricted Japanese immigration -
Women's Suffrage
Gave women the right to vote and run for office. Economic and political reform movement. -
Payne-Aldrich Tariff
William Howard Taft wanted a reaised in tariffs but The House of Representatives passed a tariff bill sponsored by Payne, because they wanted lower tariffs. -
Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy
Taft fired Chief Forrester Pinchot for accusing Interior Sec Ballinger of benefiting business interests at expense of US natural resources. -
Great Migration
African Americans
Movement of 6 million blacks out of the Southern United States to the Northeast, Midwest, and West. -
Federal Reserve System
Resulted from the investigation of Money Trust/ Panic 1907. Central Banking system of the United States. -
16th Amendment
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes. Congress has the right to collect taxes with no question. -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
Made lower tariffs/taxes,below the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909.It was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson. -
Military Intervention in Vera Cruz Mexico
US military controls city after Mexican officials seized US sailors & refused to apologize. -
Federal Trade Comission
Body of five members appointed by the president of the United States for seven-year terms. They were authorized to make "big decisions". -
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Outlawed monopolies. Exempted unions from Sherman Anti-Trust Act. -
Selective Service Act
Agriculture was in a boom, there was more industrialization. 120,000 died. there was war hysteria. Poeple were needed to serve in the army. -
Treaty of Versailles
Peace treaty at the end of World WarI I. US refused to sign it, because they didn't agree with it . -
Steel Strike
The AA wanted to organize the United States steel industry in the wake of World War I. Led by Union leader Samuel Gompers. 20 deaths. -
League of Nations
Result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. its goal was to keep world peace. it failed to do this because a second war erupted.
