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Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first significant law that restricted immigration into the United States of an ethnic working group. -
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Progressive Era
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
On May 18, 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson ruled that separate-but-equal facilities were constitutional. The Plessy v. Ferguson decision upheld the principle of racial segregation over the next half-century. -
18th Amendment
This unpopular amendment banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the United States. This amendment took effect in 1919 and was a huge failure. -
Women suffrage movement
The women's suffrage movement was the struggle for the right of women to vote and run for office and is part of the overall women's rights movement.
