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A law that limited the immigration of Chinese immigrants into the United States passed by President Grover Cleveland.
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A law that limited the railroad industry and allowed the government to change and control rates and prices.
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Jane Addams built the Hull House in for immigrant children and the building eventually became a kindergarten and daycare.
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Journalists who wrote and fought for reforms, as well as saying that our leaders and the government were corrupt.
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Law that outlawed monopolies and cartels in order to create a more competitive economy.
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A Supreme Court decision saying that segregation upheld constitutionality as the separate places were the same level of quality.
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Was shot twice in the abdomen by anarchist Leon Czolgosz.
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Brought around the idea that the government can help resolve problems in society and the economy.
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Strike by the United Mine Workers of America; they wanted higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of the union.
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An exposé about John D. Rockefeller and the company he ran, Standard Oil Company.
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A novel by Upton Sinclair that showed the harsh conditions immigrants had to go through when first coming to America.
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Made it a crime for misbranded or adulterated meat from being sold as food, as well as making sure all meats are slaughtered in sanitary conditions.
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Was the first law to say that archaeological sites on public lands were important to preserve.
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The first series of consumer protection laws and helped create the Food and Drug Administration.
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The Supreme Court upheld a law that limited female workers to 10 hours a day.
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William Howard Taft wins the 1908 Presidential Election against William Jennings Bryan.
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Created income tax.
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A fire in a factory building in New York that killed 146 and injured 78.
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Re-established a federal income tax in the United States and lowered tariff rates.
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Department established to ensure occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, reemployment services, and some economic statistics.
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Established that the senate will be composed of 2 senators from each state. Each senator will serve 6 years before the next election.
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Established Federal Reserve banks and have more effective supervision over banks in the United States.
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Stops "unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce," as well as stopping unfair monopolistic practices.
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Woodrow Wilson wins the 1916 Presidential Election against Charles Evans Hughes
