id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2268 History of the United States (1865–1918) - Wikipedia .html text/html 16445 1609 66 After 1900 and the assassination of President William McKinley, the Progressive Era brought political, business, and social reforms (e.g., new roles for and government expansion of education, higher status for women, a curtailment of corporate excesses, and modernization of many areas of government and society). That the IWW directly challenged capitalism via direct action at the point of production prompted swift and decisive action from the state, especially during and after World War I.[54] According to historian Howard Zinn, "the IWW became a threat to the capitalist class, exactly when capitalist growth was enormous and profits huge."[55] The IWW strongly opposed the 1917–18 war effort and faced a campaign of repression from the federal government.[56][57] More than a few Wobblies, such as Frank Little, were beaten or lynched by mobs or died in American jails.[58] The union exists to this day and has been involved in various labor disputes throughout the 2000s.[59][60] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2268.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2268.txt