U.S. History 1887-2008

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    Early american history

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    early american history

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    civil war/reconstruction

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    civil war/reconstruction

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    The Glided Age

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    the glided 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 Progessive Era

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    the progessive era

  • Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska)

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    Imperialism

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    imperialism

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    World war 1

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    world war 1

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    roaring twenties

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    roaring twenties

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    Great Depression

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    great depression

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    world war 2

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    world war 2

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    early cold war

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    early cold war

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    civil rights era

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    civil rights era

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    vietnam war

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    vietnam war

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    end of the cold war

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    end of the cold war

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    1990s-21st century

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    1990s-21st century