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The act authorizes that most jobs included in the federal government should be rewarded on the basis of merit rather than political patronage. -
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It was the first Federal act that prohibited monopolistic industry methods. It was also the first measure ratified to ban monopolies. -
The Homestead Strike was an industrial lockout and strike used to protest a wage cut, and break the union. -
It was a popular railroad strike and boycott that harshly disrupted the railroad industry in the Midwest. -
He was selected to deliver a speech that would open the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. This was also one of the first speeches to be given by an African American. -
Wilbur and Orville Wright made 4 quick flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. -
It was the one of first of significant consumer protection laws which were authorized by Congress & led to the creation of the PFDA -
The first production Model T Ford was completed at the company's Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. -
It allow Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population. -
He was the 27th president of the United States and the tenth Chief Justice of the United States. He was also a member of the republican party. -
It was themost lethal industrial catastrophes in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. Also, 146 of the 500 workers, mostly women, were dead. -
Organized by Lucy Barns and Alice Paul it was the first suffragist parade in Washington, D.C. It was also the first, planned march for political purposes. -
He was an American politician who served as the 28th president of the United States. He was also a member of the democratic party. -
It contributed for the direct election of U.S. senators by the voters of the states. -
It was a vast homicide committed by anti-striker militia during the Colorado Coalfield War. -
This was when female suffragists were beaten, and badly hurt for protesting women’s votes. The 33 suffragists were arrested while picketing outside, -
Lead by Lucy Barns and Alice Paul, the Silent Sentinels appeared each day grasping flags demanding the right to vote for women. -
It announced the creation, transport, and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal, though it did not outlaw the certain consumption of alcohol. -
It restricts rejecting the right to vote to citizens based of sex; understanding the right of women to have a vote. -
One of the first commercial radio stations, the KDKA, began broadcasting in Pittsburgh. -
President Roosevelt, constantly referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president. He was a democrat that served 3 terms.
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