Timeline: Major Eras in United States History From 1877 | Timetoast

Period: Jan 1, 1877 to Dec 31, 1900

The Gilded Age – Post Reconstruction [1877] - 1900
Period: Jan 1, 1898 to Dec 31, 1919

Age of Imperialism and Reform – 1898 - 1919
Period: Jan 1, 1914 to Dec 31, 1918

World War I – 1914 – 1918
Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Oct 2, 1929

The Roaring 20s
Period: Oct 2, 1929 to Dec 7, 1941

Great Depression: 1930s
Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1940

Rise of Dictators and World War II – 1930s and 1940s
Period: Aug 25, 1945 to Dec 31, 1989

Cold War – Post WWII through the 1980s
Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Dec 31, 1970

Civil Rights – 1950s, 1960s and beyond
Period: Jan 1, 1970 to Dec 31, 1999

Late 20th Contemporary Issues 1980s – 2000
Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Dec 31, 2008

21st Century