U.S. history 1887-2008

By Riley.oneal
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    Early American history

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    Civil war/reconstruction

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    The gilded age

    Rockefeller/Carnegie (Captains of Industry vs. Robber Barons)
    Philanthropy
    Monopoly
    Jane Addams
    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

  • Dawes act

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

  • Interstate commerce act

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

  • Hull house founded

    First settlement house
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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 20s

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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