U.S. History: 1887-2008

By Joshua Lokey
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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

  • 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

  • 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 the Cold War

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    1990s-21st Century