1896 ⟶ Discovery of Gold Sparks Klondike Gold Rush

Klondike Gold Rush in Canada.
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⛏️ Gold Discovered in California

1848–1858: California Gold Rush.⟶
Gold Discovered in California (1848)
Gold RushAmerican WestMiningMigrationEconomic BoomManifest DestinyExpansionism
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⛏️ Gold Rush Prospectors Arrive in California

The first boatloads of gold prospectors arrive in California, giving them the nickname 49ers.⟶
Gold Rush Prospectors Arrive in California (1849)
Gold RushEconomic BoomMigrationAmerican WestSettlementMiningExpansionism
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💰 US Economic Expansion and the Gilded Age Defined

1914: The massive expansion in population, territory, industry and wealth in the United States is referred to as the Gilded Age.⟶
US Economic Expansion and the Gilded Age Defined (1876)
Gilded AgeIndustrializationUnited States HistoryWealthPopulation GrowthTerritorial ExpansionCapitalism
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🚂 Great Railroad Strike in the United States

Great Railroad Strike in the United States may have been the world's first nationwide labour strike.⟶
Great Railroad Strike in the United States (1877)
Labor UnionsStrikesIndustrial RevolutionGilded AgeWorking Class
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⛏️ Discovery of Gold Sparks Klondike Gold Rush

Klondike Gold Rush in Canada.⟶
Discovery of Gold Sparks Klondike Gold Rush (1896)
Gold RushCanadian HistoryResource ExtractionEconomic BoomImmigrationAlaskaFrontierTrade
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📈 Economic Recovery Follows Panic of 1893

Panic of 1893 ends in United States; prosperity restored.⟶
Economic Recovery Follows Panic of 1893 (1897)
Economic HistoryRecessionDepressionFinanceStock MarketGilded Age
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