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Pendleton Civil Service Act
Required government officials to have merits. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Reduced the power of monopolies. -
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Progressive Era
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Homestead Strike
Industrial strike that led to a fight between strikers and security agents. Led to a large defeat for the unionization of steelworkers. -
Pullman Strike
National railroad strike that shut down many freight and passenger traffic in the Nation. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican leader with strong progressive beliefs. -
First Airplane Flight
The Wright Brothers invented and flew the fist airplane, building on previous inventors works. -
Pure Food, Drug, and Meat Acts
Regulated the distribution of unhealthy or unsanitary items. -
Ford Model T
Regarded as the first affordable car, making automobile travel available to middle-class Americans. -
16th Amendment
Allowed congress to levy income tax -
NAACP
Founded by W.E.B. DuBois, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People helped in the fight for civil rights for African Americans. -
William Howard Taft
Republican leaning more on the conservative side -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
An industrial disaster in Manhattan, that claimed the lives of 146 people, and propelled the passing of safe labor laws. -
17th Amendment
Constructed the government to have two senators from each state. -
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic president who passed many economically impactful laws like the Revenue Act of 1913. -
Women's Suffrage Parade
The first suffragist parade in Washington D.C., and contributed greatly to the passing of the 19th amendment. -
Ludlow Massacre
The National Guard attacks a group of coal miners on strike as long with their families, killing about 21 people. -
Silent Sentinel Protest
A group of Women organized by Alice Paul, that conducted silent protests for women's rights. -
18th Amendment
Prohibited the use and distribution of alcohol. -
19th Amendment
Allowed women to vote