U.S. History 1887-2008

By keelyn.salisbury
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    Early American History

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    Civil War/Reconstruction Era

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    The Gilded Age

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

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborers, first US national immigration act.

  • Pendleton 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.

  • Dowes Act

    Gave individual ownership of land to native americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively.

  • Hull House

    Hull House founded, first of many settlement houses
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    The Progressive Era

  • Klondike Gold Rush

    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 Cold War

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    1990s-21st Century