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U.S. History 1877-Present 3: John D. Rockefeller
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John D. Rockefeller. Greasy robber baron, or philanthropic saint? Why not both? Boy, that's a weird combination... 

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: Tammany Hall
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According to George Washington, political parties may just be why we can't have nice things. Let's learn about an early (and very corrupt) politica...

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: Andew Carnegie
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Steel yourself. That big rich guy who paid for Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, and hundreds of libraries all around the country...used o...

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: Assenbly Lines and Unions
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Believe it or not, people used to have to work just as fast as the machines told them to. Yikes. Sounds more like a dystopian future movie. Where's...

U.S. History 1877-Present 7: Electricity and Mass Production
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Today we'll learn about how electricity jump-started mass production and eventually led to electronic books named after rain forests that currently...

U.S. History 1877-Present 5: Prohibition
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Hm...working and contributing to society, or eating bonbons at home? Tough choice for us at here at Shmoop. Maybe we should work at a bonbon factory?

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: Captains of the Second Industrial Revolution
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The "Captains of Industry" were a super team of businessmen known for empowering the US's economy through industrial production. We know it's not q...

U.S. History 1877-Present 11: Reconstruction and Black Codes
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Have you ever told one of your siblings to stop poking you, only to have them do something like hold their hand right in front of your face instead...

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: Native Americans in the Gilded Age
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Today we'll learn about plans to assimilate the American Indian population after reconstruction. If you've ever seen Star Trek, you'll know that fo...

U.S. History Course 1.35
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While Booker T. Washington was happy with any sort of progress at first, W. E. B. Du Bois was carrying more of a "Go Big or Go Home" philosophy. Le...

U.S. History 1877-present 3: Industrial Revolution, wool, textiles, machinery
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First Industrial Revolution. Second...Industrial...Revolution... Ugh, how many more? We're getting dizzy here.

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: Gilded Age and Electricity
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Today we'll learn about why you shouldn't phone it in after inventing the phone (or anything else for that matter). Whoever files their patent firs...

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: Industrial Era Working Conditions and Child Labor
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Think your chores are bad? During the first Industrial Revolution, children as young as ten often worked more than eight hours a day for less than...

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: JP Morgan
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Born with a silver mustache on his mouth, J.P. Morgan grew up to be one of the biggest, richest bankers on the block. He made so much money that it...

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: Anarchists in the Guilded Age
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Anarchy is kind of like being left at home without parental supervision for the first time. It's all fun and games til the Guy Fawkes masks come out.

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: Second Industrial Revolution
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What do you do when your war material factory loses all of its customers? Make the factory even bigger. ...Well that sounds ridiculous, but so...

U.S. History 1877-Present 5: Muckrackers and Reformers
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It's a good thing muckrakers brought about political reform, because raking muck doesn't really seem all that productive. Didn't they have shovels...

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: The First Great Awakening
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Today we're going to learn about Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, and their roles in the First Great Awakening. Awakening to some guys screamin...

U.S. History 1877-Present 4: Garbage Living Conditions in Cities
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Have you ever thought about how thankful you are that you don't have to drink sewer water? Or walk through garbage every day? Or meet pigs and hors...

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: Karl Marx Communism
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Communism aside, Karl really did make his mark with that epic beard. We're jealous every time we see it.

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