Reconstruction & Rise in Power (U.S.)

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Category
United States
Begin
1865
End
1914
Region
North America
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia

This period is linked to the following events

Event Name
Category
Date
In May, transcontinental railroad is joined by golden spike in Utah
Transportation
1869
Panic of 1873 triggers economic depression in Europe and North America
Trade
1873
Ulysses S. Grant wins reelection and links the Industrial Revolution to peace
Government
1873
John D. Rockefeller produces 11 million barrels of crude oil in a year
Trade
1874
Mark Twain publishes "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
Arts
1876
General Custer killed at Little Big Horn
War
1876
President Garfield, waiting for a train, is assassinated by a fanatic
Government
1881
Riots in Haymarket Square after strike against McCormick Harvesting Machine Co.
Trade
1886
Statue of Liberty, a gift from the French, is dedicated
Culture
1886
Klondike gold rush begins in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
Geography
1896
Sinking of Maine leads to Spanish-American War and ends Spanish rule in Cuba
War
1898
President William McKinley initiates the Open Door Policy in China
Government
1898
Theodore Roosevelt is a very active president in peace and war
Government
1901
President McKinley assassinated by an anarchist
Government
1901
United States takes control of Panama Canal construction from the French
Transportation
1904

This period is linked to the following movies

Movie title
Genre
Released
Gone with the Wind
Historical
1939
Little Big Man
Historical
1970
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Historical
1973
Roots
Miniseries
1977
Dances with Wolves
Historical
1990
Daughters of the Dust
Historical
1991
Far and Away
Historical
1992
Geronimo: An American Legend
Historical
1993
The Age of Innocence
Historical
1993
Wyatt Earp
Historical
1994
Rough Riders
Miniseries
1997
Titanic
Historical
1997
American Experience: The Rockefellers
Documentary
2000
Mark Twain
Documentary
2000
The House of Mirth
Historical
2000
The Missing
Historical
2003
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Documentary
2003
Into the West
Miniseries
2005
America 1900
Documentary
2006
Princess Kaiulani
Historical
2009
The Conspirator
Historical
2010
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Documentary
2014
Last Stand in the Philippines (Spanish: Los Ultimos de Filipinas)
Historical
2016
Godless
Miniseries
2017
Tesla
Historical
2020
1883
Miniseries
2021
Montford: the Chickasaw Rancher
Historical
2021