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Chinese Exclusion Act
suspended the immigration of chines labors -
Interstate Commerce Act
U.S Constitution gives Congress the power to regulate railroads -
Jane Addams- Hull House
a place to offer education, and establishment of juvenile court systems -
Sherman Antitrust Act
outlawed monopolistic business practices -
Muckrackers
journalists who exposed the economic corruption -
Plessy vs Ferguson
Supreme Court decision of racial segregation of "separate but equal" -
McKinley Assassinated
head of a corrupt government -
Coal Miner Strike
Mining companies refusing to meet the requirements of the mine workers in America -
Ida Tarbell- The history of Standard Oil
exposed how the standard oil was violating the Sherman act -
The jungle published
exposed the harsh working conditions in the meat-packing industry -
Food and Drug Act
bans other companies from mis-branding foods and drinks, and drugs as their own -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
banned other companies from selling mis-branded meats and derived products as their own -
Teddy Roosevelt's- Square Deal
attempted to protect workers from labor abuses and improve safety -
Roosevelt- Antiquities Act
provided protection of cultural and national resources -
Muller vs Oregon
a discussion on how many hours a women could work, while also not trying to limit the working hours for men -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
improved factory safety standards -
Taft wins
He became the first democratic to win presidential election -
Department of Labor Established
helped workers find jobs, better wages, more hours and ensure safety -
Wilson elected
passed the law to give women the right to vote, and let america into war, and helped pass a treaty for the league of nations