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Sedition Act
put limits on the freedom of speech amendment includes making fake news and causing harm. -
Rise of KKK (early 20th century)
racist clan started in 1865 and in every southern state by 1870 -
Jim Crow Laws
laws in the south that enforced segregation in the south. -
Chinese exclusion act
a law that did not allow Chinese people to immigrate to America. -
Interstate Commerce Act
the government started to regulate railroads to stop its monopoly from growing. -
Muckrakers
the journalist that went undercover to see if a company was doing illegal activities to expose them. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
this law put an end to the monopoly -
Plessy Vs Ferguson
the supreme court decision to keep schools segregated but equal. -
McKinley Assassinated
William McKinley was assassinated in buffalo new york -
Coal Miner Strike-1902
mineworkers stopped working and protested for better wages, standards, shorter workdays, and recognition of their union. -
Niagara Movement
civil rights group created in 1905 to create political and social change. -
Food and Drug Act
first consumer protection law later became FDA -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
the act that makes it illegal to mislabel meats as other meats -
The Jungle Published
a book about how immigrants where exploited -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
signed by teddy to further protect cultural and natural resources. -
Muller v. Oregon
lowered women hours to 10 in factories and laundries -
Taft Wins
Taft wins the presidential election to beat Byran Jennings. -
16th Amendment
allows the government to take taxes on income without talking to going through the states. -
NAACP formed
civil rights organization to help African Americans out -
Urban League
civil movement in NYC that advocated for social and economic justice for African Americans -
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
a big laundry in manhattan caught fire kills 146 injuries 78 -
Teddy Roosevelt’s- Square Deal
teddys plan for his big goal which included control of corporations, consumer protection, and conservation of natural resources. -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
re-enforced federal income tax to reduce tariff prices. -
17th Amendment
establish that the senate will be made of two senators a state and will hold their seats for 6 years. -
Department of Labor Established
federal department to keep wages, safety, and hour standards. -
Federal Reserve Act
the act signed by congress to establish a steady economic system. -
Federal Trade Commission Act
outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair commerce acts -
Wilson Asks for War
Wilson asked that people stay impartial but the tension of war was still there -
Trench Warfare
type of warfare used during WWI because of new technology and their power. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
defines unethical business practices -
Federal trade Commission
founded by Woodrow Wilson to make enforce civil antitrust laws and protect consumers. -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
drama movie based off the novel clansman -
Lusitania sunk
us passenger ship sunk american citizens killed. -
Wilson Elected
Woodrow Wilson beats supreme court justice chares Evan Hughes. -
Zimmerman Telegram
telegram from Germany to mexico. Germany wants to aid mexico to take american territory. -
Espionage Act
made it illegal to relay information that would interfere with us armed forces -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
court declares child labor unconstitutional -
Wilson-Fourteen Points
Woodrow Wilson fourteen points of peace that he wanted from the treaty of Versailles -
18th amendment
prohibition starts which bans all alcohol. -
Armistice Day
holiday for former solders now veterans day -
Versailles Peace Conference
meeting where all the nations from wwi met and discussed the peace terms after the war -
Wilson Stroke
Woodrow Wilson has a stroke that leaves him inactive for the rest of his presidency. -
Treaty of Versailles to Senate
a treaty set to end the war establishing the league of nations -
Tuskegee Institute
hbcu located in Alabama founded by lewis Adams, booker t Washington, and George Washington carver -
19th amendment
gave women the right to vote -
League of Nations
association of countries to keep the world at peace -
Jane Addams-Hull House
the first woman to win a Nobel prize which she gets for serving the newly arrived immigrants.
