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Transcontinental Railroad
1,907 miles of continuous railroad networking that stretched across the western United States connecting the Pacific coast at San Francisco Bay with the existing Eastern U.S. railroads. Falls under fostering efficiency. -
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Progressive Era
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Coal Miner Strike
Anthracite coal miners go on strike in Pennsylvania, protesting the deplorable working conditions of the mines and in the mining towns. Falls under the protection of social welfare. -
Meat Inspection Act`
Passed in Congress to address the conditions of meat distributed to Americans and the working environment of immigrant employees. Falls under protecting social welfare -
Food and drug act
Congress passes the Pure Food and Drug Act in response to exposés of the patent-drug, meatpacking, and food industries. Falls under the protection of social welfare. -
Teddy Roosevelt as President
He was popular among the people rather than political figures because of his social push for change in the working class and immigrant communities. falls under protecting social welfare. -
Standard oil antitrust
The Taft administration uses the Sherman Antitrust Act to act against the Standard Oil trust and the American Tobacco Company. Creating economic reform -
Fire Ignites public
A fire breaks out in the supposedly "fireproof" Asch building. The shirtwaists that hang on lines above the workers' heads and the shirtwaist cuttings that litter the floors quickly ignite, allowing the blaze to spread rapidly. The workers are locked inside the factory. In all, 146 people die in the blaze. This incident ignites public opinion against unsafe urban working conditions and the plight of young female immigrant workers. Falls under the protection of social welfare -
Wilson asks for war
President Wilson appears before a joint session of Congress to ask for a declaration of war against Germany and the Central Powers. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote and was adopted into the U.S. Constitution. Falls under he protection of social welfare. -
Cities populated
For the first time, a majority of the American population now lives in cities Falls under fostering efficiency