U.S. History 1877-2008

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    Early America 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

  • Dawes Act

  • Interstate Commerce Act

    ensure railroad set “reasonable and just” rate and the first time government stepped in to regulate business.
  • Hull House founded

    first of many settelment 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 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 The Cold War

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    1990s-21st Century