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What year marked the end of the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction?
1865
What significant event was completed in 1869?
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Who founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870?
John D. Rockefeller.
What scandal in 1872 revealed corruption in railroad financing?
Credit Mobilier scandal.
What economic event began with the Panic of 1873?
A severe economic depression.
What battle in 1876 is known as 'Custer's Last Stand'?
Battle of Little Bighorn.
What significant labor event occurred in 1877?
Great Railroad Strike.
What trend rose during the 1880s involving companies like Standard Oil?
The rise of major trusts and monopolies.
What was the first significant law restricting immigration, enacted in 1882?
Chinese Exclusion Act.
What law passed in 1883 aimed to reduce patronage?
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.
What significant labor event occurred in Chicago in 1886?
Haymarket Riot.
What act passed in 1887 aimed to assimilate Native Americans?
Dawes Act.
In what city was Hull House established by Jane Addams in 1889?
Chicago.
What act was passed in 1890 to combat monopolies?
Sherman Antitrust Act.
What event in 1890 marked the end of major Native American resistance?
Wounded Knee Massacre.
What violent strike occurred against Carnegie Steel in 1892?
Homestead Strike.
What economic situation arose from the Panic of 1893?
Economic turmoil and unemployment.
What strike in 1894 disrupted rail traffic nationwide?
Pullman Strike.
What landmark Supreme Court case established 'separate but equal' in 1896?
Plessy v. Ferguson.
What notable election took place in 1896 that marked the decline of the Populist Party?
Election of 1896 between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan.
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