1908 William Howard Taft is elected president, and James S.
The Supreme Court rules that an Oregon law instituting the maximum hours a woman can work is constitutional. .
1909 The Smoking Opium Exclusion Act prohibits importing of opium for other than medicinal purposes. .
1909 The NAACP was founded by W.E.B. DuBois.
1909 Payne-Aldrich Act passedwhich lowered tariffs.
1910 The Mann-Elkins Act is passed by Congress. It increases the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission and extends the Commissions power to include telegraph and telephone companies. .
1910 The Mann Act is passed by Congress also known as the "white slave traffic act." It prohibits the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes. .
1911 Standard Oil Company destroyed by Supreme Court by the Sherman Antitrust Act. Administration also effected the tobacco trusts and proceeded with many other antitrust suits. .
1911 A Children as Bureau is formed within the U.S. Department of Labor to investigate and protection of maternal and infant health. .
1912. New Mexico and Arizona became the last of the 48 states. .
1912 President Taft won renomination by Republican Party but lost election to Democrat Woodrow Wilson. .
Woodrow Wilson.
1912 Woodrow Wilson runs as Democratic candidate for President of the United States and defeats William. H. Taft and Theodore Roosevelt.
1913 Underwood Tariff Act which reduces average tariffs.
1913 Federal Reserve Act establishing a system of Federal banks.
1913 The 16th Constitutional ammendment dealing with income taxes.
1913 The 17th Constitutional ammendment dealing with the direct election of U.S. Senators.
1914 Wilson declares U.S. neutral after outbreak of World War I in Europe.
1914 Federal Trade Commission established. .
1914 Clayton Antitrust Act passed.