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Sedition Act
Four acts passed in the U.S. Congress and signed into law by John Adams. -
Booker T. Washington
An author and presidential advisor. -
Ku Klux Klan (early 20th century)
Is an American white supremacist terrorist hate group whose primary targets are African Americans as well as Jews, immigrants, leftists, homosexuals, Catholics, Muslims, and atheists. -
W.E.B. Dubois
A sociologist, civil right activist, author, and historian. -
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. -
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Institute, founded by Washington, was the first institution of higher learning for African Americans. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law in the U.S. prohibiting immigrants of Chinese laborers. -
Interstate Commerce Act
A law to regulate the railroad industry where railroad laws had to be reasonable, yet didn't require the government to fix specific rates. -
Jane Addams- Hull House
The Hull House was a settlement house in Chicago that opened to serve recently arrived European immigrants. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
U.S. law that outlaws monopolization, or the attempt to, and allows free competition for those engaged in commerce. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Law U.S. court ruled that segregation laws for each race were valid if the people were equal in quality (separate but equal). -
McKinley Assassinated
William McKinley, the 25th president, he served from 1897-1901, as he was assassinated in 1901. -
Coal Miner Strike
A union of workers who did a strike against coal mining, Roosevelt then attempted to propose a solution, and his whole office supported him. -
Ida Tarbell- “The History of Standard Oil”
“The History of Standard Oil” was a book written in 1904 by Ida Tarbell, it exposes the Standard Oil Company, which was run by the richest person at this time. -
Niagara Movement
The Niagara Movement was a black civil rights organization. -
The Jungle Published
A book published in 1906 by Upton Sinclair which exploits harsh conditions and the exploited lives of immigrants. -
The Antiquities Act
A law that protects cultural and natural resources signed by Teddy Roosevelt. -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
An American law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat being sold as food and required meat to further be processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions. -
Muller v. Oregon
Was a decision by the U.S. which granted women to work less hours than men. -
16th Amendment
The 16th allows Congress to levy an income tax yet not proportioning it to each state due to its population. -
NAACP formed
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization in the United States. -
Muckrackers
Reform minded journals in the Progressive Era in the U.S they exposed established institutions and leaders as corrupt. -
National Urban League
Historic civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of economic and social justice for African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. -
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
Was a factory fire in Manhattan that happened to be a industrial fire and was one of the deadliest in U.S. history/ -
Teddy Roosevelt’s- Square Deal
The Square Deal was a domestic program which reflected Roosevelt major three goals, also called the "three Cs". -
Taft Wins
William Howard Taft was the republican nominee for the 1912 election, who won by a landslide of 23%. -
Wilson Elected
Wilson defeated incumbent Republican William Howard Taft and third-party nominee Theodore Roosevelt. -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
Was an established a federal income tax in the United States and substantially lowered tariff rates. -
17th Amendment
Establishes the direct election of United States senators in each state. -
Department of Labor Established
William Howard Taft permitted responsibility for occupational safety wage, unemployment benefits, and economic statistics. -
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act was implemented to establish economic stability in the U.S. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
Adds further substance to the U.S. antitrust law regime seeks to prevent anti competitive measures. -
Trench Warfare
Combat in which the opposing sides attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground. -
Federal Trade Commission Act
Established laws protecting America's consumers and outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts or practices. -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Birth of a Nation, originally called The Clansman, is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. -
Lusitania sunk
A British ship "Lusitania" is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine, starting WW1. -
Zimmerman Telegram
A secret diplomatic communication issued from the German that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany. -
Wilson Asks for War
Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to send U.S. troops into battle against Germany in World War I. -
Espionage Act
Prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of anything that might be used against the U.S. -
Hammer v. Dagenhart
United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court struck down a federal law regulating child labor. -
Wilson Fourteen Points
A proposal made by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in a speech before Congress on January 8, 1918, outlining his vision for ending World War I. -
18th amendment
Established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. -
Versailles Peace Conference
A conference to establish the terms of the peace after World War I. -
19th amendement
Gave all sexes the right to vote. -
Treaty of Versailles to Senate
A treaty delivered by Senate that ended WW1. -
Armistice Day
Now known as Veterans Day, a holiday that celebrates military veterans. -
League of Nations
The first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. -
Wilson Stroke
A stroke that left Wilson incapacitated in the end of his presidency.