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The Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act became a law that outlawed monopolistic business practices.This was the first federal law passed by congress prohibiting any contract, trust, or conspiracy in restraint of foreign trade. -
The Pullman Strike
It was strike against the Pullman Palace car company that cut more than 2,000 workers and lowered wages by 25 percent this was due to the falling revenue during the second biggest economic depression. One result that came from this strike was a search to seek new ways to peacefully settle railroad labor disputes . -
Plessy V. Ferguson
This case established that the separate but equal of jim crow laws in the segregated american south was legal. This case was so important because it established the constitutionality of racial segregation.it prevented constitutional changes for more than half a century. -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American war conflict between the United States and Spain that effectively ended Spain's role as a colonial power in the New World. Two causes for the war was America's support for Cubans and Filipinos struggling against Spanish rule and the American battleship U.S.S. Maine exploded in the harbor at Havana, Cuba a mysterious incident which led to them going to war. -
Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act
The Acts allowed for sanitary conditions in factories, inspection of animals and meat, and correct labeling to prevent "adulteration" or misbranding.This was due to the novel "The Jungle" which revealed food adulteration and unsanitary practices in meat production, -
NAACP founded by W.E.B. Du Bois
W.E.B Du bois founded the NAACP which was an interracial American organization created to work for the abolition of segregation and discrimination in housing, education, employment, voting, and transportation; to oppose racism; and to ensure African Americans their constitutional rights. -
Woodrow Wilson elected president
This event was significant because Wilson led his country into World War I and became the creator and leading advocate of the League of Nations. During his second term the Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote was passed and ratified in Woodrow Wilson's support. -
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
The Clayton Antitrust Act was much more effective than the earlier Sherman Antitrust Act and gave the government the power to protect both competition and consumers by restricting certain business practices. The act prohibits anti competitive mergers, predatory and discriminatory pricing, and other forms of unethical corporate behavior. -
World War I Begins
The war was started because of the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand and although the U.S. wanted to Keep away from conflict during the war the entry of the of the U.S. in the war affected the U.S. greatly It accelerated income tax and urbanization and helped make America become one of the world superpowers in economic and military power. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote and ended a century's worth of protest. This amendment was so significant because it allowed women the choice to get more involved politically as they were not allowed to have any political say at the time.