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The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1875 and patent in 1876. The telephone was able to work because it transmitted sound through wire with electro-magnetic currents. -
The Pendleton Civil Service Act made it so people cannot give jobs to friends and family but instead the people who are going to work must be qualified for government jobs. -
The Sherman Anti-Trust act was made to get rid of any unfair monopolies. -
The Homestead Strike happened because Carnegie increased hours but cut pay which made workers go onto strike. -
The book “Lynch law in all its Phases” is the first documented analysis of post Civil War lynching in the United States. -
The Pullman Strike happened because Pullman fired 1,200 workers and lowered wages by 25 percent and made the workers and their families move into the company’s town while keeping the price of homes the same high price. -
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president. He was president from 1901 to 1908. He wanted to fight monopolies pass pure food and drug, meat inspection act, regulate railroads, establish conservation policies, and expand national park system. -
Their first airplane flight was in 1903 and the first successful airplane made was by the Wright brothers. -
These acts were made because it was required that all food and drugs meant for human consumption were passEd by strict test to assure safety and cleanliness. -
William Taft was elected the 27th president he also was chief justice in the US Supreme Court from 1921 to 1930. He was the only man to hold two of the highest positions. -
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president. He established the federal trade commission to oversee business practices. -
The 16th amendment was made for establishing an income tax. The income tax was used for infrastructure such as fixing potholes and bridges. -
The 17th amendment was made for direct election of Senators. -
The Night of Terror was when the superintendent of the Occoquan Workhouse made 40 guards hurt the suffragist by beating them and chaining their hands. -
The 18th amendment banned the manufacturing and sales of liquor. -
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote.
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