Timeline: U.S. History 1887-2008 | Timetoast

Period: 1776 to 1860

Early american history
Period: 1776 to 1860

early american history
Period: 1860 to 1877

civil war/reconstruction
Period: 1860 to 1877

civil war/reconstruction
Period: 1877 to 1900

The Glided Age
Period: 1877 to 1890

the glided age

1.Rockefeller/Carnegie (Captains of Industry vs. Robber Barons)
2.Philanthropy
3.Monopoly
4.Jane Addams
5.Laissez-Faire
1882

Chinese Exclusion Act

prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborers, first US national immigration act
1883

Pendleton Civil Service Act

awarded government jobs based on merit
1887

Interstate Commerce Act

ensure railroad set “reasonable and just” rate and the first time government stepped in to regulate business
1887

Dawes Act

gave individual ownership of land to native americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively
1889

Hull House founded, first of many settlement houses
Period: 1890 to 1920

The Progessive Era
Period: 1890 to 1920

the progessive era
1896

Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska)
Period: 1898 to 1910

Imperialism
Period: 1898 to 1920

imperialism
Period: 1914 to 1918

World war 1
Period: 1914 to 1918

world war 1
Period: 1920 to 1929

roaring twenties
Period: 1920 to 1929

roaring twenties
Period: 1929 to 1939

Great Depression
Period: 1929 to 1939

great depression
Period: 1939 to 1945

world war 2
Period: 1939 to 1945

world war 2
Period: 1945 to 1960

early cold war
Period: 1945 to 1960

early cold war
Period: 1950 to 1970

civil rights era
Period: 1950 to 1970

civil rights era
Period: 1954 to 1976

vietnam war
Period: 1954 to 1976

vietnam war
Period: 1970 to 1991

end of the cold war
Period: 1970 to 1991

end of the cold war
Period: 1990 to 2008

1990s-21st century
Period: 1990 to 2008

1990s-21st century