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Sugar imports from Hawaii became less profitable with the McKinley Tariff
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a treaty with the native government guaranteed naval-base rights at Pearl Harbor.
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Governor of California, Hiram W. Johnson helped to break the grip of the Southern Pacific Railroad on California politics
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The progressive reformers convinced Congress to pass the 17th Amendment
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Congress passed the Federal Trade Commission Act
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The Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 made low-interest rate loans available to farmers.