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What: Granted all US born people citizenshipWhen: July 9, 1868Where: United StatesWho: African AmericansWhy: its important because it gave all African American people citizenship
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The state of Wyoming pases it's frst suffrage law, allowing women to work on juries.
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Progressives beleived that major governmental intervention was the only institution powerful enough to stop the corrupt political machines. Also were trying to get rid of the two party system.They felt that party rule could only be broken by more power to the people or more power to non-partisans. Important successes included the secret ballot printed by gov't.
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founded by Samuel Gompers, organized skilled workers by crafts fought for higher wagesshorter hours and better conditions with collective bargaining
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Between 1890 and 1920, over two million African Americans migrate from the rural South to the industrial North, in hopes of a better life with less discrimination
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Stolypin becomes Prime Minister.
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Joesphine Baker an Afican American, remarkable singer, actress, & dancer. Jospehine Baker worked her way from the racist north in Missouri to upper classman in Paris, French. There was were her road to stardom began.
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This was drafted by Alice Paul. She hoped to make it against the law to treat women differently from men in society. Women wanted to affirm the same rights as men, however, it was never passed.
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On September 19, 1918, just before the end of WWI, the Canadian Government approved for Canada to have their own air force separate from the Royal Air Force, which belonged to Britain. The Canadian Air Force was temporarily disbanded on June 19, 1919 and then permanently reestablished in April 24, 1924, but this time they added the word, "Royal" to its name. So it was then known as the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Put 250,000 young unemployed men to work in reforestation development of the National Parks and Forests.
