U.S History 1877-2008

By tyler.eisenhauer
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    Early American History

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    Civil War/Reconstructon

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    The Gilded Age

    1. Rockefeller/Carnegie (Captains of Industry vs. Robber Barons)
    2. Philanthropy
    3. Monopoly
    4. Jane Addams
    5. Laissez-Faire

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborers, first US national immigration act

  • Pendleton Civil Service Act

    awarded government jobs based on merit

  • Interstate Commerce Act

    ensure railroad set “reasonable and just” rate and the first time government stepped in to regulate business

  • Dawes Act

    ave individual ownership of land to native americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively

  • Hull House founded, first of many settlement houses

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    The Progressive Era

  • Klondike Gold Rush

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    Imperialism

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    World War 1

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    Roaring Twenties

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    Great Depression

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    World War 2

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    Early Cold war

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    Civil Rights Era

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    Vietnam War

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    End of the Cold war

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    1990s-21st Century