decades zeitgeist Flashcards

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1600-1649

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early colonial, fledging colonies gaining foothold

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1650-1699

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mid colonial, colonies becoming stable, growth and increasing diversity cause social tension, hunger for land causes conflict with natives

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1700-1749

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Late colonial, colonies becoming developed and prosperous, large degree of autonomy and self sufficiency during period of “salutary neglect”, england occupied with european war

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4
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1750s

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french and indian war begins

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5
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1760s

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french and indian war ends, road to revolution begins

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6
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1770s

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road to revolution continues, revolutionary war

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7
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1780s

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confederation period, constitution written

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8
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1790s

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federal period, 1st decade with constitution & federalist party in power (hamilton-jefferson arguements)

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1800s

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jeffersonian period, louisiana purchase, lewis & clark, problems with britain and france, marbury vs. madison/marshall court era begins

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10
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1810s

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war of 1812, “era of good feelings” begins

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1820s

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“era of good feelings” ends, jacksonian era begins

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12
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1830s

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jacksonian era, also themes of westward expansion, industrialization, reform movements, and immigration begin

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13
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1840s

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“manifest destiny”, westward expansion, industrialization, reform movements, immigration continue

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14
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1850s

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pre-civil war

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15
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1860s

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civil war, start of reconstruction

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16
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1870s

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reconstruction/end of reconstruction/beginning of gilded age

17
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1880s

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gilded age, industrialization

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1890s

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gilded age, industrialization, american imperialism, increased international influence

19
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1900s

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progressive era begins

20
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1910s

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progressive era continues, WWI, treaty of versailles controversy

21
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1920s

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“roaring 20s”-progressive era ended, dominance of conservative themes, culture clash between new ideas and traditional values, booming economy and stock market, stock market crash in 1929

22
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1930s

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The Great depression and FDR’s “New Deal” legislative agenda

23
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1940s

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WWII, start of cold war

24
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1950s

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cold war at peak, brown vs. board of education, start of civil rights movement, conservative politics (eisenhower, mccarthy, etc.)

25
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1960s

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cold war continues, vietnam, lbj’s “great society”, civil rights movement peak, nixon’s 1st election

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1970s

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nixon/watergate, gerald ford, jimmy carter, vietnam pull-out, “stagflation”

27
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1980s

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reagan–cold war anti-communism, military spending, national debt, iran-contra affair, berlin wall falls, cold war ends

28
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1990s

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soviet union break apart, cold war ends, “operation desert storm”–persian gulf war (george h. w. bush) against iraq/saddam hussein