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women suffrage
Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. -
Chinese exclusion act
prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers into the united states -
racism
racism against the black people -
urbanization
millions of immigrants came to the United States during this era, seeking a better life for themselves and their families. -
industrialization
The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States that spanned from the 1890s to the 1920s. -
sherman antitrust act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. -
initiative
is a process that enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes and, in some states, constitutional amendments on the ballot. -
education
Progressive education, movement that took form in Europe and the United States during the late 19th century as a reaction to the alleged narrowness and formalism of traditional education. -
child labor
During the period from 1902 to 1915, child labor committees emphasized reform through state legislatures. -
16th amendment
enabling Congress to levy an income tax, was ratified on February 3, 1913. -
17th amendment
Americans were given the power to vote directly for the people who represented them in the House of Representatives and the Senate. -
18th amendment
The eighteenth amendment, ratified in 1919, prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation” of alcohol
