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Jim Crow Laws
The Jim Crowe laws were a simple set of laws that legalized racial segregation -
Chinese Exclusion Act
A Law passed to stop the Chinese coming into the US -
Interstate Commerce Act
The ICA (Interstate Commerce Act ) of 1887 is a US law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, The Act did require that railroad rates be fair enough and close to equal for everybody -
Sherman AntiTrust Act
This Act put an end to Monopolies in the early days of the US . This was passed by several states but none of them were as impactful as the Sherman Trust Act -
Plessy vs Ferguson
It was considered A "Land Mark " situation of the U.S Supreme Court . In which segregation laws were not considered to violate the US constitution -
McKinley Assassinated
McKinley was the 25th president from Niles , Ohio . he was assassinated in Buffalo , NY on September 14th , 1901 -
Coal Miner Strike
This was a strike formed by the Union Mine Workers . The workers striked for higher wages , shorter work days . Threatened to shut down fuel supply in major cities . -
Muckrackers
The Muckrakers were reform minded writers , journalists and photographers throughout the entire time span of the Progressive Era -
Ida Tarbell-“The History of Standard Oil”
“The History of Standard Oil” is a story about how Oil Rigs were ran under Oil Tycoon John D Rockfeller . -
Roosevelt's Square Deal
This was Mr . Roosevelt " Domestic program " . It reflected the three major goals he wanted to meet . Control of Corps , Consumer Protection and the use of natural resources -
Niagara Movement
This movement was organized by African American Leaders within the U.S . ( The most notable being W E B ) . It started so that African Americans could start to obtain civil rights . -
The Jungle Published
"he Jungle" was published by novelist Upton Sinclair in 1906 , It portrays the harsh and awful conditions that immigrants lived -
Food and Drug Act
The Food And Drug act is an act that helped the government ban the selling of foods that were expired/ non edible -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
The Federal Meat Inspection Act ensured that the meat that was being sold was sanitary and was not being misused before it was once sold -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
The act was a result of the concerns of preserving natives history and artifacts that were once a representation of what their life once was -
Taft Wins
" Taft Wins " is when William Taft won the 1908 election with a 52 % Popular vote and won most states outside of the south . -
Muller vs Oregon
Women were provided by state mandate to start working shorter work days .while men also got their hours limited -
NAACP formed
This was considered a large step forward for African American and their civil rights in the U.S . This movement helped give African Americans the right to vote . -
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire is the one of deadliest incidents in American Industrial History , the deaths were easily preventable . -
Jane Addams-Hull House
It was a settlement house in Chicago . It was opened at the time to help immigrants from Europe get a foot on the ground in the US -
Wilson elected
,Wilson changed the nation's a vast majority of the countries economic policies and led the United States into World War one in 1917, with a whole lot of confidence . -
Department of Labor Established
This was created help workers, job seekers . by creating standards for safety , better wages, less hours, and benefits and by compiling economic statistics. -
Federal Reserve Act
The US Congress passed the Federal Reserve Act to establish stability in the U.S. by introducing a new central bank to have an overlook on the monetary policy. -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
Its purpose was to reduce the usage on manufactured and semi manufactured goods and to eliminate usage on most if not all raw materials. -
16th Amendment
The 16th Amendment was established so the government could finally impose Federal Income Tax -
17th Amendment
This allowed voters to cast their votes directly for U.S. Senators. Prior to the amendment being passed , Senators were chosen by state legislatures. -
Federal trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission enforces federal protection laws that prevent fraud, deception and unfair business practices. No matter the circumstances -
Federal Trade Commission Act
This certain Act was to make federal trades more fair for everybody . It overrides unfair methods , especially ones that are involved with commerce -
Clayton Antitrust Act
It was made to strengthen the earlier stages of the antitrust legislation, the act prohibits anti competitive mergers and non-fair pricing . -
Trench Warfare
In world war one both sides would build deep trenches up to 7 feet deep to protect them fro the enemies -
Booker T. Washington
Booker T Washington did a lot throughout his lifetime . He was the first president and developer of Tuskegee Normal . He was also one of the most influential spokesmen for African Americans . -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
This movie was Americas first " Block Buster " Movie the plot of the movie is two different families living on different sides of the Mason-Dixon line -
Lusitania sunk
The Lusitania was once a UK ocean ship that was sunk by a German U boat (submarine) -
Zimmerman telgram
It was a communication system issued by the German . Helped proposing with an alliance between Germany , Mexico and the US -
Wilson Ask For War
This event is when President Woodrow Wilson declared war on Germany -
Espionage Act
This act prohibited any information being giving out that is relating to the national government including videos, pictures or articles . -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
This law started the government to start cutting down on Child Labor and how often they worked if they did not meet an age requirement -
Sedition Act
This act was accepted in World War One . It made it unlawful to throw a bad image or some shade on the United States or its government . -
Wilson-Fourteen Points
This was a speech of what the principles of peace are and was used for peace negations . -
18th Amendment
This Amendment was put into place to ban the sale , production , and shipping of Intoxicating liquor -
Armistice Day
It was made to be a day in remembrance of everyone that lost their lives in any war that they had fought in -
Versailles Peace Conference
It was a conference held in 1919 to come to terms of peace after the first World War -
Wilson Stroke
Wilson was going to run for a third term but a stroke in 1919 left him unable to run A nation . So that third term never happened -
Treaty of Versailles to Senate
This meeting formally put an end to World War One . Wilson failed to account for senators opinions so it didn't fall through . -
W.E.B. Dubois
William Edward Burghardt (W E B ) Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, , civil rights activist, author and writer . -
19th amendment
This amendment was massive for the future of the U.S. It gave Women the right to Vote in the U.S . -
league of nations
The League Of Nations was built to solve international disputes that could lead to things getting worse -
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Institute was founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881 by the legislature for the purpose of training teachers to start a reform . -
Urban League
It was established in 1910 , it is used to give the African Americans newly founded confidence with the civil rights movement gaining its full momentum -
Rise of the KKK
The KKK was a red hot white supremacist group that ran thickly in the Deep South . It was mostly made up of former confederate soldiers that wanted to re-gain their old ways of life with the slaves .