U.S. History: 1887-2008

By mollie.guthrie
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    Early American History

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    Civil War/Reconstruction

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    The Gilded Age

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

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborer's, first US national immigration act.

  • Pendton of Civil serivce act

    awarded gov jobs based on merit

  • Interstate Commerce Act

    ensure railroad set reasonable and just rate and the first time government stepped into regulate business

  • Dowes Act

    gave 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 (Alaska)

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    Imperialism

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    World War I

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    Roaring Twenties

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    Great Depression

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    World War II

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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 Cold War

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    1990's-21st Century