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early american history
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civil war
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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 -
Chinese Exclusion Act
prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborers, first US national immigration act -
Pendleton Civil 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 -
Dawes Act
gave individual ownership of land to native americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively -
Hull House founded, first of many settlement houses
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the progressive era
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Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska)
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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 right era
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vietnam war
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end of the cold war
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1990s-21st century