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Booker T. Washington
Dominant leader in African american community -
Rise of KKK (early 20th century)
white supremacist group -
W.E.B. Dubois
Historian and author -
Jim Crow Laws
State and local laws about racial discrimination -
Tuskegee Institute
to train teachers in Alabama -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Law prohibiting all Chinese laborers
signed by Chester A Arthur -
Interstate Commerce Act
Designed to regulate railroad industry -
Jane Addams-Hull House
settlement house in Chicago -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Free competition in commerce -
Plessy V. Ferguson
"Seperate but equal". Doctrine to help racial segregation -
McKinley Assassinated
25th president of the us -
Coal Miner Strike-1902
Miners striked for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. -
Ida Tarbell-“The History of Standard Oil”
when the Supreme Court of the United States found the company to be violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. -
Niagara Movement
African american divil rights group -
The Jungle Published
shows the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
established the first national historic preservation policy for the United States -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
prohibited the sale of misbranded livestock -
Food and Drug Act
prohibits commerce in misbranded foods, drinks and drugs -
Muller v. Oregon
women got less labor hours than men -
Taft Wins
Taft became president of us -
NAACP formed
Interracial group fighting for african american rights -
Muckrackers
reformed minded journalist that established institutions -
urban league
Historic civil rights organization -
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
deadliest industrial disaster -
Wilson Asks for War
Wilson asks Congress to send U.S. troops into battle against Germany in World War I -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
reduce the average tax on imported goods. -
16th Amendment
Government was allowed to take taxes out -
Department of Labor Established
Federal government responsible for safety and health -
Wilson Elected
wilson elected for president -
17th Amendment
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17th Amendment
cast votes for senators -
Teddy Roosevelt’s- Square Deal
conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection. -
Federal Reserve Act
the 63rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson -
Clayton Antitrust Act
Prevented unfair methods for competition -
Trench Warfare
type of combat in which the opposing sides attack -
Federal trade Commission
the enforcement of U.S. antitrust law and the protection of consumers -
Federal Trade Commission Act
outlaw unfair methods of competitions -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
silent film about racism -
Lusitania sunk
uk ship torpedoed by german ship -
Zimmerman Telegram
secret community by germans -
Espionage Act
Law to make everyone swear they wouldnt tell government secrets -
18th amendment
prohibiting alcohol -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
enforce child labor laws -
fourteen points
ensure world peace -
Sedition Act
Prohibits writing false information about government -
Armistice Day
Germany and France agreement -
Versailles Peace Conference
establish the terms of the peace after World War I -
Wilson Stroke
wilson died of a stroke -
Treaty of Versailles to Senate
president personally delivered a treaty to the Senate. -
19th amendment
women rights -
League of Nations
International organizations