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| Civil War and Reconstruction |
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| (1861-1877) A civil war between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America from 1861-1865. Followed by a period of Reconstruction of the war torn country. |
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| (1877-1898) The post-Civil War and post-Reconstruction Era which saw unprecedented economic, territorial, industrial, and population expansion. |
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| (1898-1914) A period of reform of the United States. Progressives assumed that anything old was encrusted with inefficient and useless practices. |
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(1914-1919) "The Great War". It was a world conflict lasting from August 1914 to the final Armistice on November 11, 1918. The war caused the collapse of four empires and a radical change in the map of Europe and the Middle East. |
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| (1920-1929) The years between World War I and World War II largely coinciding with the Roaring Twenties. Wages rose, people prospered, home ownership increased, flappers became prevalent. |
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(1930-1941) A worldwide economic downturn, starting in 1929 and ending at different times in different countries. Almost all countries were affected, but the worst hit were the most industrialized. |
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