U.S. History: 1887-2008

By riley.oestreich
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    Early American History

  • Declaration of Independence signed

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    Civil War/Reconstruction

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    The Gilded Age

    Rockefeller/Carnegie
    Philanthropy
    Monopoly
    Jane Addams
    Laissez-faire

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

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

  • Pendelton 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

    gave individual ownership of land to native americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively
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    U.S. History: 1887-2008

  • Hull House

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    The Progressive Era

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    Imperialism

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    World War I

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    Roaring Twnties

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    Great Depression

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    World War II

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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