I. Domestic TurmoilA. Social Darwinism

Eugenics Campaigns

Vigilance Committees

Domestic Terrorism

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B. Immigration, 1900-1920

European economic and Political Instability

U.S. Economic Boom

Immigration Restrictions

Public Fear of Immigration

Irish: The Catholic Invasion and Need to Defend “Christianity”

Chinese: the Question of the Hour: “Uncle Sam: Gosh! I’ve got the critter lassoed right enough, but how in thunder am I going to get him over to China?”

(The Wasp Magazine, Jan-Jun 1893, Vol. 30, pp 10-11)

Strikes, 1880-1900

C. Blue Collar Unrest

Boom and Bust Cycle, 1873-1900

II. Political TransitionA. Socialist Threat

B. Populism and Progressive Era

III. Neo-Colonial Imperialism

A. Overproduction

B. New Markets

US Military Presence and Caribbean

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