Historical Eras in US History

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    The Gilded Age – Post Reconstruction [1877] - 1900

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    Age of Imperialism and Reform – 1898 - 1919

  • 16th Amandment

    16th Amandment

    United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census
  • 17th Amandment

    17th Amandment

    The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures.
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    World War I – 1914 – 1918

  • 18th Amandment

    18th Amandment

    The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, transport, import, or export of alcoholic beverages. Upon ratification of the amendment by the states, Congress voted its approval in October 1919, and enacted it into law as the National Prohibition Act of 1920.
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    The Roaring 20s

  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment guarantees American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle.
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    Great Depression: 1930s

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    Rise of Dictators and World War II – 1930s and 1940s

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    Civil Rights – 1950s, 1960s and beyond

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    Cold War – Post WWII through the 1980s

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    Late 20th Contemporary Issues 1980s – 2000

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    21st Century