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Unit 6: Period 6: 1865-1898

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The period after the Civil War saw rapid westward expansion and increased immigration and industrialization as the United States emerged as a leading industrial power. Yet this economic growth was not evenly distributed, resulting in both great wealth and great poverty. Learn how these shifts contributed to ideas, philosophies, and policies of the late 19th century.
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