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Progressive era

  • Booker T. Washington

    Booker T. Washington

    american educator, author, orator and adviser for presidents.
  • Rise of KKK (early 20th century)

    Rise of KKK (early 20th century)

    they were in almost every southern state and became a vehicle for white southern resistance.
  • W.E.B. Dubois

    W.E.B. Dubois

    he was a historian, sociologist, author, writer, and reader.
  • Tuskegee Institute

    Tuskegee Institute

    historically black university
  • Chinese exclusion act

    Chinese exclusion act

    this was a law signed by President Chester A. Arthur which prohibited all immigration and Chinese labor laws.
  • Interstate commerce act

    Interstate commerce act

    it was a law designed to regulate the railroad industry
  • Jane Addams-Hull House

    Jane Addams-Hull House

    opened a house to serve European immigrants
  • Muckrakers

    Muckrakers

    they were a group who exposed established institutions and leaders as corrupt
  • Sherman antitrust act

    Sherman antitrust act

    a law that regulates competition enterprises that was passed by congress.
  • Plessy vs. ferguson

    Plessy vs. ferguson

    this was the first major thing to actually let all people have equal protection.
  • Teddy Roosevelt’s- Square Deal

    Teddy Roosevelt’s- Square Deal

    it was a program he created which reflected his three major goals
  • Mckinley assassinated

    Mckinley assassinated

    he was killed because he was thought to be the head of a corrupt government
  • Coal miner strike

    Coal miner strike

    united mine workers of america did a strike for higher wages, shorter work days and recognition of their union
  • Ida tarbell

    Ida tarbell

    she wrote a book on the oil company and exposed them
  • Niagara Movement

    Niagara Movement

    this was a black civil rights movement
  • The Jungle Published

    The Jungle Published

    a novel of the harsh lives and living conditions of immigrants in the U.S.
  • Federal Meat Inspection Act

    Federal Meat Inspection Act

    the law that makes it illegal to miss brand meat products.
  • Roosevelt-Antiquities Act

    Roosevelt-Antiquities Act

    the protection of cultural and natural resources
  • Food and Drug Act

    Food and Drug Act

    this was the first of a series of protection acts which were enacted by congress.
  • Muller v. Oregon

    Muller v. Oregon

    where a women is provided less work hours then a man
  • Taft Wins

    Taft Wins

    he defeated three time democratic nomniee
  • NAACP formed

    NAACP formed

    a civil rights organization formed to advance justice for African Americans.
  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment

    allows congress to levy an income tax
  • Urban League

    Urban League

    civil rights organization dedicated to economic, equality, and justice.
  • Triangle Shirtwaist fire

    Triangle Shirtwaist fire

    it was the deadlist industrial disaster in the history of the city.
  • Department of Labor Established

    Department of Labor Established

    the government is responsible for safety, wages,and hours for workers.
  • Underwood-Simmons Tariff

    Underwood-Simmons Tariff

    reestablished a federal income tax and lowered tariff rates
  • 17th Amendment

    17th Amendment

    senators are chose by the people of state
  • Federal Reserve Act

    Federal Reserve Act

    this established economic policy and a central bank to oversee monetary policy.
  • Federal Trade Commission Act

    Federal Trade Commission Act

    outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts or practices that affect commerce.
  • Clayton Antitrust Act

    Clayton Antitrust Act

    defines unethical business practices such as price fixing and monopolies
  • Trench Warfare

    Trench Warfare

    this is where they use long trenches during war to protect themselves and fight.
  • Federal trade Commission

    Federal trade Commission

    protecting Americas consumers
  • Armistice Day

    Armistice Day

    this is a day where you honor military veterans.
  • The Birth of a Nation (1915)

    The Birth of a Nation (1915)

    this is a silent and epic drama film from 1905 based on a novel
  • Lusitania sunk

    Lusitania sunk

    this was during the first world war and they were having submarine warfare
  • Wilson Asks for War

    Wilson Asks for War

    he asked congress for a delectation of war against Germany
  • Wilson Elected

    Wilson Elected

    he defeated the supreme court and former govern of new York.
  • Zimmerman Telegram

    Zimmerman Telegram

    secret communication issued from the German foreign office.
  • Espionage Act

    Espionage Act

    made it illegal for anyone to convey any information intended to interfere with the united states army.
  • Hammer v. Dagenhart

    Hammer v. Dagenhart

    the court stuck down a federal law regarding child labor
  • Wilson-Fourteen Points

    Wilson-Fourteen Points

    this was his vision for the outcome for world war 1 instead of it being so horrible
  • Sedition Act

    Sedition Act

    anyone who had written false information about the government will be sent to prison.
  • 18th amendment

    18th amendment

    prohibition of alcohol in the united states
  • Versailles Peace Conference

    Versailles Peace Conference

    this was called to establish the terms of peace after world war 1
  • Treaty of Versailles to Senate

    Treaty of Versailles to Senate

    he tried to get the treaty to be passed but after 55 days it was rejected
  • Wilson Stroke

    Wilson Stroke

    he suffers a stroke and dies
  • League of Nations

    League of Nations

    this was the first organization that wanted and tried to maintain world peace.
  • 19th amendment

    19th amendment

    this allows anyone to vote no matter their sex
  • Jim Crow Laws

    Jim Crow Laws

    collection of state and local statues that legalized racial segeration