us history: 1887 2008 By jonathan.wickham Period: 1776 to 1860 early american history Period: 1860 to 1877 civil war reconstruction Period: 1860 to 1877 the gilded age 1 rockfellar carnegie captains industry vs robber barons 2 philantropy 3 monopoly 4 jane adams 5 laizzez-faire Period: 1890 to 1920 the progressive era Period: 1898 to 1918 imperialism Period: 1914 to 1918 world war 1 Period: 1920 to 1929 roaring 20s Period: 1929 to 1939 great depression Period: 1939 to 1945 world war II Period: 1945 to 1960 early cold war Period: 1950 to 1970 civil rights era Period: 1954 to 1976 vietnam war