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Há 6 dias · After 1900 and the assassination of President William McKinley, the Progressive Era brought political, business, and social reforms (e.g., new roles for and government expansion of education, higher status for women, a curtailment of corporate excesses, and modernization of many areas of government and society).
Há 2 dias · This timeline of United States government military operations, based in part on reports by the Congressional Research Service, shows the years and places in which U.S. military units participated in armed conflicts or occupation of foreign territories.
Há 4 dias · American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. Prelude to war How a tax increase helped spark the American Civil War
- What caused the American Civil War?The American Civil War was the culmination of the struggle between the advocates and opponents of slavery that dated from the founding of the Unite...
- Who won the American Civil War?The Union won the American Civil War. The war effectively ended in April 1865 when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to Unio...
- How many people died during the Civil War?It is estimated that from 752,000 to 851,000 soldiers died during the American Civil War. This figure represents approximately 2 percent of the Ame...
- Who were the most important figures in the American Civil War?Important people during the American Civil War included Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, whose election prompted the seces...
- Why are Confederate symbols controversial?The modern usage of Confederate symbols, especially the Confederate Battle Flag and statues of Confederate leaders, is considered controversial bec...
Há 1 dia · The Spanish–American War (April 21 – December 10, 1898) began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to United States intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.
- April 21 – August 13, 1898, (3 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Há 1 dia · Fashionable women’s clothing in the 1890s moved away from the exaggerated styles of previous decades. Skirts were no longer as wide as in the 1850s or as bustled as in the late 1860s and mid-1880s. They were also not as tight as in the late 1870s. However, corsets remained a prominent feature, becoming even tighter in some cases.
Há 1 dia · In federal elections from the 1870s to the 1890s, the parties were in rough balance—except in the South, where the Democrats dominated because most whites blamed the Republican Party for both the American Civil War (1861–65) and the Reconstruction (1865–77) that followed; the two parties controlled Congress for almost equal ...
Há 2 dias · Intro. 1700s. 1800s. 1900s. 2000s. Quotable Facts. 1890s Wages ⏷ 1890s Prices ⏷. Wages in the United States, 1890-1899. Daily wages by occupation and city, 1870-1898. Lists daily wages for common occupations in a dozen U.S. cities. Source: U.S. Dept of Labor Bulletin no. 18, pub. 1898.
