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The Rise of the KKK (early 20th century)
The Ku Klux Klan was created by racist white supremacists to try and drive new found republicans out of office in order to maintain racial superiority. The KKK would commit viscous and gruesome crimes against African Americans. The KKK weakened in the 1870s due to legislation being passed specifically to prosecute the Klansmen who commit such crimes. -
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
W.E.B Dubois was a very influential civil rights leader. Beyond his accomplishments in civil rights he was also very well educated and even wrote books and poems. -
Jim Crow Laws
Laws made by states and communities that enforced segregation in the South. Laws were made such as no traveling in a groups past a certain time. -
Tuskegee Institute
The Tuskegee Institute was founded by Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, and Lewis Adams. It was created for African Americans to receive a higher education. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Congress passed the act and the president signed it. This act prohibited Chinese labor immigration for 10 years. -
Interstate Commerce Act
The Interstate Commerce Act is a federal law that is supposed to prevent the railroad companies from monopolizing. The rates for the railroads were supposed to be "reasonable and just" but they did not include a fixed rate. -
Jane Addams - Hull House
The Hull House was a place where university women could gather and give other women social and educational opportunities -
Sherman Antitrust Act
This makes monopolistic business practices illegal and many states soon after began to make similar laws. -
Plessy V Fergusun
A monumental decision in the Supreme Court that decided public facilities could be segregated as long as it is equal in quality. "separate but equal" -
President McKinley Assassination
President McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo, New York. The assassin's motives were anarchism. -
Coal Miner Strike - 1902
Miners of coalfields in eastern Pennsylvania wanted higher wages, less hours, and recognition of their union. They also threatened to cut the fuel to major cities while it was Winter. -
Ida Tarbell - “The History of Standard Oil”
The book was publishes in 1904 and it exposes John D. Rockefeller who is the richest person in American history. -
The Jungle Publishes
This book tells the harsh conditions immigrants are living in, in industrialized cities. -
Muckrakers
Journalists began to expose corrupt businesses and their practices. Their articles were often publishes in popular magazines. -
The Niagara Movement
This movement was created by W.E.B Dubois and it was located in Canada near Niagara Falls. The civil rights group purpose was to promote change in treatment of African Americans. -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Restricts the sale of inedible or mis-branded meat and meat products being sold as food as well as institutes regulated sanitary conditions -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
Gives the government the ability to declare land owned or controlled by the government a national monument for scientific or historic reasons. -
Food and Drug Act
Banned the sale of mis-branded or harmful, food and drugs in interstate commerce -
Muller v. Oregon
This Supreme Court Case limited female work hours in the United States to 10 hours. -
Taft Wins
William Howard Taft defeats William Jennings Bryan in the 1908 presidential election. William Jennings Bryan had ran for president two separate times before this and was not successful either time. -
NAACP Formed
Becoming the largest civil rights organization the NAACP was formed in response to racial violence and mistreatment of African Americans. -
Congress Can Take More of Your Money (16th Amendment)
The 16th Amendment gives Congress the power to give and collect taxes without consulting the states -
Urban League
The Urban League is civil rights organization and it was created to help African Americans with social and economic issues that they have little to no control over. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
A fire started in the top floor of the factory and the workers were unable to escape as the owners locked the fire escapes. Many workers jumped to their death. -
17th Amendment
Instead of state legislatures choosing senators, they can now vote for who represents their state. If the seat is not filled the governor can choose to appoint one. -
Teddy Roosevelt’s - Square Deal
Roosevelt's Square Deal was a plan that included consumer protection, protecting natural resources, and controlling corporations. -
Wilson is Elected President
Woodrow Wilson defeated William Taft in the 1912 election with a comfortable margin -
Department of Labor is Established
The Department of Labor was introduced to create better standards for job safety requirements, hours, benefits, and wages -
Underwood - Simon Tariff
The Underwood Tariff act lowered average tariff rates and added a small amount to income tax. -
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve was established to secure economic stability. The central bank manages the money supply. -
Trench Warfare
Trenches were dug very long but narrow and the soldiers would shoot from trench to trench. The soldiers had to eat and sleep in the trenches. -
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission was made to enforce antitrust laws. -
Federal Trade Commission Act
The Federal Trade Commission act was made to protect consumers by preventing businesses from using unfair methods of commerce. -
The Clayton Antitrust Act
This act was meant to expand on the United States antitrust laws. This act describes monopolies and fixing prices as well as upholds many labor rights. -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
A film made about the American Civil War in which a Northern and Southern family intertwine. The film is criticized for its one sided story and obvious racist propaganda. At one point in the film the Southern families eldest son's lover is made to marry a black man but is saved by the KKK. -
Lusitania Sinking
The boat transported goods and people from Great Britain to the United States. The boat was targeted by a German U-boat. The sinking had cost 1.197 innocent lives to be lost. This attack ended up propelling the United States into WW1. -
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington, in his time, was the most influential African American figure. Booker educated and he spoke about races coming together as one as well as promoted his philosophy of self help. -
Zimmerman Telegram
A telegram from Germany to Mexico was intercepted by the United States. The telegram consisted of an offer of land from the United States if Mexico sides with the Germans. -
President Wilson Asks for War
President Wilson asks congress to declare war. Some of Wilsons reasons were the German submarine attack and the attempt at an alliance with Mexico. -
Espionage Act
This act made it illegal to show support to an enemy we are at war with and you say anything that could interfere with the United States effort to defeat who they are at war with. -
18th Amendment (Prohibition)
The 18th amendment prohibits the sale, transportation, and manufacturing of alcohol. -
Wilson - Fourteen Points
Wilson's fourteen points were principles that he used as a negotiation tactic in order to end WW1 -
Sedition Act
This act made it illegal for anyone to publicize false information about the U.S. government -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
This Supreme Court case decided that the Keating-Owen Act was unconstitutional and only the states had the power to regulate child labor hours. -
President Wilson Stroke
During October of 1919 President Wilson suffered from a stroke that left him paralyzed and unable to do much for the rest of his presidency -
Versailles Peace Conference
Here the Treaty of Versailles was signed which was a peace agreement between the countries involved in WW1. -
Treaty of Versailles to Senate
The Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles because the President didn't take the senators objections into consideration. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations was created to solve problems between countries in order to avoid war -
19th Amendment (Women's Suffrage)
The 19th Amendment bans the ability for the State and Federal government to deny voting rights based on sex. -
Armistice Day
Armistice day was to take place on November 11 to celebrate the armistice agreement that ended World War 1.
