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Prohibited any contract, combination, in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce.
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Advertising became a major American industry. Advertisements were distributed by catalogs, booklets, posters, cigarette cards, and magazines.
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Workers at George Pullman's factory refused to work when Pullman announced wage cuts and firings.The Supreme Court defended the business by using injunction to break up unions and strikes.
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The Supreme Court said that segregation was legal, using the "separate but equal" doctrine as justification.
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The S.C. upheld a law regulating miners' working hours, concluding that an overly long workday would increase the threat of injury.
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Wilson's new plan to keep another war from happening. Some points include freedom of the seas, a worldwide open door policy, and the most important was the establishment of the League of Nations. This was designed as a way for countries to mediate one another.
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Gave congress the power to collect the income tax.
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This was just a stronger version of the Sherman Antitrust Act which was largely ineffective becuase of the E.C. Knight cast.
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The amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol in America. Many Americans supported the law in the beginning, but there were not enough police to stop the drinking habits of so many Americans. People who wanted to drink found a way through brewing their own beer or finding alcohol at speakeasies and bootleggers.
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Gave women the right ot vote.
