U.S History 1877-2008 By akayla.castille Period: 1776 to 1860 Early American History Period: 1860 to 1877 Civil War/ Reconstruction Period: 1877 to 1900 The Gilded Age 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act 1883 Pendleton Civil Service Act 1887 Interstate Commerce Act 1887 Dawes Act 1889 Hull House founded, first of many settlement houses Period: 1890 to 1920 The Progressive Era Period: 1896 to 1899 Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska) Period: 1898 to 1910 Imperialism Period: 1914 to 1918 World War I Period: 1920 to 1929 Roaring Twenties Period: 1929 to 1939 Great Depression Period: 1939 to 1945 World War II Period: 1945 to 1960 Early Cold War Period: 1945 to 1976 Vietnam War Period: 1950 to 1970 Civil Rights Era Period: 1970 to 1991 End of the Cold War Period: 1990 to 2008 1990s-21st Century