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The Pendleton Civil Service Act
The Pendleton Civil Service Act awarded jobs based on merit. It made people qualified for positions they were hired for. -
The Sherman AntiTrust Act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act prohibited monopolies in business practices. It was needed for fair opportunity in business. -
Homestead Strike
The steelworkers wanted to keep their good contract, but Carnegie wanted to increase production and lower wages. The workers went on strike to protest. Fick called Pinkerton Guards to stop the protests. The pinkertons and the workers fought and the PA state militia came to stop the strike. The Union was destroyed and Carnegie imposed longer hours and low pay. -
Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Compromise Speech
In his speech Booker T. Washington mentioned that African Americans should stop protesting for social and political equality, rather they should get jobs and be educated. He thought by doing so they would eventually earn respect from white people. -
The kinetoscope
A Kinetoscope takes many pictures and projects them one after another to create the illusion of a video. This can be compared to a stop motion film where many pictures are threaded together to create a video. Then of course actual videos were created, however I believe that a Kinetoscope has transformed into movie projectors, because it takes the concept of projecting an image or video as a film. -
The First Airplane Flight
Wilbur and Orville Wright made four successful flights in Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903. -
Meat Inspection and Pure Food and Drug Laws
The Meat Inspection and Pure Food and Drug Laws insured that the FDA would enforce rules on the production of sanitary food. And the FDA would inspect and ensure that our food was safe to eat. They were needed because food was being produced and made in unsanitary conditions. -
President Taft
President Taft served as a president before Wilson and Roosevelt. The 16th amendment was passed while Taft was serving as president. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The triangle factory fire was a fire that caused a factory to burn down. Many people died in the fire or escaping it. The factory fire brought attention to the poor working conditions in factories. -
President Wilson
President Wilson was a Leander of the progressive era. He served two consecutive terms. -
Washington DC suffrage parade
On March 3, 1913, thousands of women marched in Washington DC to protest for their right to vote. -
The 16th Amendment
The 16th amendment in The Income Class. The income tax is needed to pay for education, policing, military, and trash pickup. The tax is helpful because it paid for things the collective community would benefited from. -
17th Amendment
The 17th amendment was put in place for the direct election of state senators. This allowed the people to vote and elect their senators. This improved the lives of Americans because it prevented unqualified positions from being in office. -
The 18th Amendment
The 18th amendment banned the distribution of alcohol. This reform made people rebel against the government, and it also made many people upset that they couldn’t easily get alcohol. It wasn’t successful because it’s goal was to prevent violence and crime but it actually increased it. -
19th amendment
The 19th amendment was for women’s suffrage. More people were allowed to vote so everyone’s voice was heard. And women were getting more of an equal chance in goverment. -
President Roosevelt
In Roosevelt’s 4 terms in office (the only president to serve that long) he passed reforms and helped dig America out of the Great Depression. The United States also defeated Nazi Germany under his presidency.