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In 1906, Upton Sinclair published a book called The Jungle that revealed the horrific conditions that existed in the meatpacking industry. As a result, the two acts were passed.
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The act allowed the Intestate Commerce Commission to regulate best practices and set reasonable rates for the railroads.
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The managers of the factory chained the doors shut to prevent unauthorized breaks. However, the factory caught on fire and the managers saved themselves with their keys. The rest of the women were left behind and 146 died and 71 workers were injured when they jumped off the building onto the life nets. -
Jane Addams became the first woman to give a nominating speech at a major party convention. She also became famous for her social reform and women's' rights campaigns.
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Congress closed the loopholes that existed in the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
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German U-boats sank the Lusitania in 1915 as part of their no pass naval policy.
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Woodrow Wilson declared that the national goal was to build the Navy as "incomparably, the greatest . . . in the world."
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The act created the predecessor to the National Guard and military reserves.
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These acts took away peoples' rights to publicly resist and protest the war. Violators were imprisoned.
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Woodrow Wilson believed that the imminent German victory would completely change Europe. Woodrow Wilson urged Congress to enter World War I. He cited the sinking of the Lusitania, the Zimmerman Telegram, among several things. Congress then declared war on Germany.
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The virus killed many Europeans during World War I and later.
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Riots erupted across America between the black and white people. This time, the black people actively defended their families while some hostile white people attacked. The Red Summer changed American society and terrified those who were involved in the riots.
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Congress ratified the 19th Amendment which guaranteed women the right to vote.