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The Indian Wars
War: Indian Resistance. Starting with the Sand Creek Massacre and ending with Wounded Knee Massacre. -
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Reconstruction
Political: Period of National Healing, North and South. Period of reorganization of Southern political, economic, and social practices, especially coming to terms with newly freed blacks. Competing Notions of Freedom (Freedom for the Ex-Slaves, Freedmen's Bureau). Issues of Reconstruction (Terms of Readmission to the Union, Conservative and Radical Republicans). Plans for Reconstruction (Lincoln's 10% Plan, Wade Davis Plan). -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Political: Andrew Johnson became president and now is in charge of reconstruction instead of Lincoln. -
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Cuban Revolt
Social: During this time, there was a revolt because of American investments and the sugar there. -
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The Rise of Mass Consumption
Economic: Patterns of Income and Consumption (rising incomes, new merchandising techniques). Chain Stores and Mail-Order Houses (chain stores, social consequences of mail order catalogs, mail- order catalogues in rural areas). Department stores (bought large numbers of diverse products under one roof, created an atmosphere of wonder and excitement, applied economies of scale to lower prices, convert shopping into a more glamorous activity.) -
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The "Gilded Age"
Social: Mark Twain- called the United States a time where it glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. -
The Great Railroad Strike
Social: Began after wages were cut for the third time in a year. -
Election of 1884
Political: Grover Cleveland became the first democratic president since before the Civil War. -
The Panic of 1893
Economic: There was over expansion and weak demand which set off a series of bank failures. Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States. -
The Pullman Strike
Social: Nationwide railroad strike in the United States on May 11, 1894 and a turning point for US labor laws. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Political: Rules that African Americans would have "separate but equal" facilities. -
The Debate over the Philippines
Social: McKinley believed that the Filipinos were not ready for independence. Returning the Philippines to Spain would be "cowardly", the United States could not turn the islands over to another Imperialist power, and the United States needed to educate and uplift Filipino culture. -
Invention of the Airplane
Technology: The first successful airplane was invented by Wilbur and Orville Wright. Only 11 years later would WWI start and airplanes would be part of the war. -
The Panic of 1907
Economic: The New York Stock Exchange fell almost 50% from its peak the previous year. There were a lot of runs on banks and trust companies. J.P. Morgan helped out by giving a lot of his own money to the banks.
