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Pendleton Act
This law was passed which established a nonpartisian Civil Service Commision to fill federal jobs by examination. The Act dealt a major blow to the "spoils system' and sought to ensure that government positions were filled by trained, professional employees. -
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The Progessive Era
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Atlanta Compromise
An address given by Booker T. Washington at the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta that urged both whites and African Americans to work together for the progress of all. -
Election of 1901
William Mckinley was elected president, but was assassinated six months later. So Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt became President, bringing new progressive ideas with him. -
TR's Square Deal
Theodore Roosevelt introduces his "Square Deal", which called for conservation of natural resources, government control of corporations, and consumer protection of products. -
"The Jungle"
Upton Sinclair publishes "The Jungle" originally meant to bring sympathy to the hard life of immigrants, but instead inspired people to make food industries safer and more sanitary. -
Election of 1913
Woodrow Wilson is elected President and is considered the last of the Progressive Presidents due to his ideas which I will discuss. -
The U.S. enters WWI
After many U.S. ships were sunk by German submarines, the U.S. declares war on them and their Allies in order to as Woodrow Wilson claimed, make the world safe for democracy. -
Wilson's Fourteen Points
After the U.S. and their allies won WWI, Wilson proposed these principles for a new world order as a basis for peace negotiations at Versailes. Among them were open diplomacy, freedom of the seas, free trade, territorial integrety, arms reduction, national self determination, and creation of the League of Nations. -
18th Amendment
Congress passes an amendment that makes it illegal to sell or own alcohal in the U.S. but sadly this law led to much corruption as mobsters made a fortune in selling alcohol. While the government lost money -
19th Amendment
After many years of protesting by the Woman's Suffrage Movement, Congress finally passed an amendment giving women the right to vote. Now women could choose what politician they wanted in office or what law they wanted passed.
