The Progressive Era 1890-1920 Flashcards
What year did this occur?
1890-1920
1890:
Congress passes Sherman Antitrust Act
1901:
President William Mckinley is assassinated
1903:
Wisconsin becomes the first state to have a direct primary
1906:
Roosevelt signs the Pure Food and Drug Act
1912:
Woodrow Wilson is elected president (He was very racist)
1914:
Congress passes Clayton Antitrust Act
1919:
Eighteenth Amendment outlaws alcohol
1920:
Nineteenth Amendment grants women the right to vote
What did the Sherman Antitrust Act do?
Enables government to prevent one company from controlling an entire industry
What happened after President William Mckinley was assassinated?
Vice president Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
What did the Clayton Antitrust Act do?
Encourages competition among businesses
What suffrage was Washington and what year was it granted?
Full suffrage, 1910
What suffrage was Oregon and what year was it granted?
Full suffrage, 1912
What suffrage was California and what year was it granted?
Full suffrage, 1911
What suffrage was Montana and what year was it granted?
Full suffrage, 1914
What suffrage was Idaho and what year was it granted?
Full suffrage, 1896
What suffrage was Wyoming and what year was it granted?
Full suffrage, 1869
What suffrage was Colorado and what year was it granted?
Full suffrage, 1893
What suffrage was S. D. (South Dakota) and what year was it granted?
Full suffrage, 1918
What suffrage was Kansas and what year was it granted?
Full suffrage, 1912
What suffrage was (Okla.) Oklahoma and what year was it granted?
Full suffrage, 1918
What suffrage was Michigan and what year was it granted?
Full suffrage, 1918
What suffrage was New York and what year was it granted?
Full suffrage, 1917