U.S History 1887-2008

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    Early American History

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    Civil War/ Reconstruction

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    the guilded age

    rockefella /Carnegie/(captains of industry vs. robber barons) philanthropy monopoly jane addams laissez-faire
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    Chinese Exclusion Act (1882): prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborers, first US national immigration act
    Interstate Commerce Act (1887): ensure railroad set “reasonable and just” rate and the first time government stepped in to regulate business
    Dawes Act (1887): gave individual ownership of land to native americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively
    Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883): awarded government jobs based on merit
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    1889: Hull House founded, first of many settlement houses
    1896-1899: Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska)
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    The Progressive era

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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 2

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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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    1990s-21st century