U.S. History: 1887-2008

By aiden.bell
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    Early american History

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    Civil War/Reconstruction

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    The Gillded 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

  • Interstate Commerce Act

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

  • Daws act

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

  • Hull House

    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 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 centery