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Law passed that banned Chinese Immigrants from returning to the US after leaving
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Law passed that granted Congress power to regulate commerce with foreign nations.
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The Hull House was found in 1889 as settlement houses. The initial program was to provide facilities for slum children, fight for child labor laws, and help immigrants become American citizens.
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A group of Americans writers that provided accurate journalism of political and economical corruptions caused by large business powers.
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An act passed by Congress to prohibit trusts (arrangement that stockholders in multiple companies transfer their shares into a single set of trustees
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Landmark dispute upholding "separate bu equal" doctrine. Led to the creation of Jim Crow Laws that separated public places based on race.
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President McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo, New York by Czolgosz because Czolgosz believed that McKinley was the head of a corrupted government.
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History of Standard Oil is a bool written to expose the Standard Oil Company's unfair practices which led to the breaking of its monopoly by the Supreme Court.
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Described Roosevelt's personal opinion to social problems and the people. It included his realistic views of labor, citizenship, parenthood, and ethics.
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A strike staged by American mine workers due to long work days, short wages, and no recognition.
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The Jungle was written by Upton Sinclair to expose meat-packing industries' working condition. His book led to federal food safety laws.
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An act that banned the selling of misbranded livestock and ensured that livestock were processed under clean and sanitary conditions..
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An act passed as a response to theft and destruction of archaeological sites. It was designed to protect federal lands and resources.
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An act passed to prevent manufacturing, selling, or transporting of wrong naming food, drugs, medicines, and liquors.
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A landmark decision on shortening female worker's work hours in order to promote health and welfare.
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Taft won the presidential election against William Jennings Bryan. Roosevelt convinced Taft to take the presidential seat as Roosevelt publicly announced that he will not take another presidential term.
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145 workers died from a fire inside a factory. The incident raised awareness to neglected safety features such as locked doors. It led to the fire safety code which required commercial buildings to have all exit doors to push outward and have sprinklers.
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Woodrow Wilson won the presidency for Democrats with 435 electoral college votes.
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Ratified in 1913, the amendment allowed federal government to collect income tax from all Americans.
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The department was created as a response to organize labor for a voice in government that would improve the welfare of workers
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The Amendment allowed voters to directly select their senators
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A.K.A Revenue Act. The act re-established federal income tax and lowered tariff rates.
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Signed by Woodrow Wilson, created a central banking system to ensure economic stability.
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Banned the act of unfair practices in commerce which led to another act that was against specific unfair monopolistic practices
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Started by Woodrow Wilson as an agency that protects legislation in pursuit of fair competition in the marketplace.
