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1890
Sugar imports from Hawaii became less profitable with the McKinley Tariff -
1887
a treaty with the native government guaranteed naval-base rights at Pearl Harbor. -
1910
Governor of California, Hiram W. Johnson helped to break the grip of the Southern Pacific Railroad on California politics -
1913
The progressive reformers convinced Congress to pass the 17th Amendment -
1914
Congress passed the Federal Trade Commission Act -
1916
The Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 made low-interest rate loans available to farmers.