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Tuskegee Institute
first institution of higher learning for African Americans -
Chinese exclusion act
An act signed by President Arthur that prohibited the immigration of Chinese workers. -
Interstate Commerce act
An act that made railroad companies be "reasonable and just". However, the act gave no power to the government to enforce this act. -
Sherma antitrust act
An act that outlaws cartels and attempts to monopolize any part of commerce. -
Muckrackers
reform minded journalists during the reform era -
Plessy v Ferguson
The "separate but equal" case that allowed for segregation as long as the faculties were of the same quality. -
McKinley Assassinated
The 25th president of the United states is assassinated -
Coal Miner Strike-1902
Labor strike that brought the beginning of the Bureau of labor -
Ida Tarbell-“The History of Standard Oil”
Book written in 1904 that sped up the liquidation of Standard oil as they were found to have violated the Sherman Antitrust act. -
Food and Drug Act
First set of consumer safety laws. Leads to the Food and drug association. -
The Jungle Published
Novel by Upton Sinclair that exposed the harsh life of immigrant workers and the meat industry. -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
An act that made it illegal to misbrand meat -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
An act by Roosevelt that preserved the Land of Native Americans and their artifacts. -
Taft Wins
Taft wins the 1908 election -
Muller v. Oregon
Court case that argued whether or not women had a strong contract with their employer. -
Teddy Roosevelt’s- Square Deal
Domestic plan that conserved natural resources, controlled corporation, and consumer protection. -
16th Amendment
allows congress to levy an income tax -
NAACP formed
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Niagara Movement
Organization of black intellectuals that was led by W.E.B. Dubois. -
Urban League
civil rights and urban advocacy organization -
Jane Addams-Hull House
Jane Addams was the first woman to win a nobel peace prize -
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
one of the deadliest industry disasters in US history -
17th Amendment
establishes idea that there should be 2 senators elected from each state -
Department of Labor Established
President Taft reluctantly establishes the Dept. of Labor. -
Federal Reserve Act
Establishes federal reserve banks -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
Established a federal income tax -
Clayton Antitrust Act
defines unethical business practices -
Federal trade Commission
enforcement of civil US antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. -
Federal Trade Commission Act
restricts unfair methods of commerce. -
Booker T. Washington
American educator and presidential advisor. He was a leader in the African American community -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
1915 american silent drama film -
Lusitania sunk
A German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned steamship Lusitania, killing 1195 people including 128 Americans -
Wilson Elected
Woodrow Wilson wins the presidential election -
18th amendment
prohibition of alcohol in the US -
Zimmerman Telegram
proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. -
Wilson Asks for War
President Woodrow Wilson asks congress to wage war against Germany -
Espionage Act
An Act to punish acts of interference with the foreign relations -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
the court struck down a federal law regulating child labor -
Sedition Act
allowed for the imprisonment of those who wrote against the United States -
Wilson-Fourteen Points
proposal made by Pres. Wilson about his idea for reform after world war 1 -
Trench Warfare
a type of combat with two trenches facing each other. -
Armistice Day
marked the end of world war 1 -
Versailles Peace Conference
meeting to establish peace after WW1 -
Treaty of Versailles to Senate
In 1919 the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended World War I -
Wilson Stroke
Woodrow Wilson has a stroke -
Rise of KKK (early 20th century)
White supremacist group in the southern united states during the early 20th century -
Jim Crow Laws
state and local laws that enforced racial segregation -
19th amendment
gave women the right to vote -
League of Nations
international diplomatic group formed after world war 1 -
W.E.B. Dubois
American sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist
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