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1900-1920

1900-1920. Important Stories. “Class Struggle”. Poverty, work conditions remain difficult Some Progressive reforms enacted to divert enthusiasm for Socialism and the IWW Brief improvement in wages and conditions in WWI. National War Labor Board Demand for labor

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1900-1920

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  1. 1900-1920 Important Stories

  2. “Class Struggle” • Poverty, work conditions remain difficult • Some Progressive reforms enacted to divert enthusiasm for Socialism and the IWW • Brief improvement in wages and conditions in WWI. • National War Labor Board • Demand for labor • Postwar recession (Inflation+Unemployment) • Espionage and Sedition Acts used to stifle economic dissent

  3. Banking Reform • Pujo commission • “money trust” • 16th Amendment • Federal Reserve Act

  4. Women’s Suffrage • Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Susan B. Anthony

  5. Women’s Suffrage • Carrie Chapman Catt • NAWSA • state-by-state strategy

  6. Women’s Suffrage • Alice Paul • amendment • direct action

  7. “Civil Rights” • Anti-Lynching Movement • National Association of Colored Women • NAACP • Niagara Movement

  8. “Influenza” 1918 Epidemic 675,000 US fatalities 50-100 million world

  9. http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/resources/casdeath_pop.html • The Great War . Resources . WWI Casualties and Deaths | PBS

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