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Tuskegee Institute
this university was home to George Washington Carver and the Tuskegee airman -
Chinese Exclusion Act
A law that restricted Chinese immigrants within the US. -
Interstate Commerce Act
An act granting Congress the power to regulate railroad rates and regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the states. -
Jane Addams-Hull House
The World famous settlement opened to serve recent European immigrants. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
First act outlawing the monopoly of businesses, not limited to intrastate businesses. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
A decision held by the Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality within racial segregation. This was under the Separate but Equal doctrine. -
Muckrakers
Muckrakers exposed corrupt institutions and leaders, typically having large audiences. -
McKinley Assassinated
President William McKinley was shot in the abdomen by an Anarchist while shaking hands with the people. -
Coal Miner Strike-1902
Miners struck in order to achieve shorter workdays, higher wages, and recognition. -
W.E.B. Dubois
he wrote lots of books about African Americans -
Ida Tarbell-“The History of Standard Oil”
Exposé book written by Ida Tarbell to expose the Standard Oil Company. -
Niagara Movement
they were a civil rights movement -
The Jungle Published
A novel portraying the harsh conditions of immigrants in the United States. -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
An act stating the establishment of legal protection for the natural and cultural resources. -
Food and Drug Act
An act regulating food and drugs. This was a Pillar within the Progressive Era. -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Prohibited the ability to sell mislabeled and adulterated foods ensuring preparation, slaughter, and processing was done under sanitary conditions. -
Muller v. Oregon
Oregon law restricted female work to 10 hours, expanding the reach of the state into protective labor legislation. -
Taft Wins
The 31st quadrennial election resulting in the defeat of William Jennings Bryan, and the victory of William Howard Taft. -
NAACP formed
the national association for the advancement of colored people -
16th Amendment
This amendment gives Congress the right to impose federal income taxes. -
Jim Crow Laws
these were state and local laws enfocing segregation -
Urban League
it is a historic civil rights organization in New York -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The fire spread through the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors in the Asch Building located in lower Manhatten leaving or no time for workers to escape. -
Teddy Roosevelt’s-Square Deal
Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program, reflecting his three wishes. These include consumer production, control of corporations, and conservation of natural resources. -
Department of Labor Established
The Department of Labor is responsible for wages, hours, occupational safety, and unemployment insurance benefits. -
17th Amendment
This amendment states that two senators will represent each state serving a six-year term, voted from the people giving each senator one vote. -
Federal Reserve Act
An act enforcing the provision of a safer, more stable, and more flexible financial and monetary system. -
Trench Warfare
each side is in a trench at a stail mate just shooting eachother -
Federal trade Commission
Commission created to protect consumers and promote competition. -
Federal Trade Commission Act
This act created the FTC and gave the US legal tools to use against deceptive, unfair practices in the market place. -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
This act resulted in a federal income tax therefor lowering tariff rates. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
This act defines unethical business practices, such as monopolies and price fixes, and rights of labor. -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
this was a film about the KKK -
Lusitania sunk
a german submarine sunk the ship becuase the UK had a naval blockade on germany -
Booker T. Washington
he was a dominant leader in the African American community -
Wilson Elected
33rd Quadrellenial election resulting in Woodrow Wilson's victory and Charles Evan Hudges' defeat. -
Zimmerman Telegram
this wasa telegram that told mexico that if america joined the war they would form an alliance to help them get back texas and new mexico -
Wilson Asks for War
president wilson declared war on germany -
Espionage Act
the U.S. governement made a law that made it ilegal to sell information to germany -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
the supreme court struck down a child labor law -
Wilson-Fourteen Points
these points were used to help to end the war -
Sedition Act
this act extended the espionage act -
Armistice Day
we celabrate the day as the end of the first world war -
Treaty of Versailles to Senate
the senate rejected the treaty of versaile -
Wilson Stroke
wilson had a stroke after he returned from the paris peace conference -
18th amendment
the 18th amendment established the porhabition of alcohol -
Versailles Peace Conference
this was a conference about the terms of the ending of world war one -
Rise of KKK (early 20th century)
the KKK started to become more popular in the 20s -
League of Nations
the league of nations was created after the war to help create world peace -
19th amendment
the 19th ammendment prevented state and local law from prohibiting voting based on sex
