U.S History 1887-2008 By mariah.spencer Period: 1776 to 1860 Early American History 1776-1860 Period: 1860 to 1877 Civil war/reconstruction 1860-1877 Period: 1877 to 1900 The gilded age 1877-1900 Period: 1890 to 1920 The progressive era 1890-1920 Period: 1898 to 1910 Imperialism 1898-1910 Period: 1914 to 1918 World war 1 1914-1918 Period: 1920 to 1929 Roaring twenties 1920-1929 Period: 1929 to 1939 Great depression 1929-1939 Period: 1939 to 1945 World war 2 1939-1945 Period: 1950 to 1970 Civil rights era 1950-1970 Period: 1954 to 1976 Vietnam war 1954-1976 Period: 1970 to 1991 End of the cold war 1970-1991 Period: 1990 to 2008 1990s-21t century 1990-2008