A set of values for Subject-Era designate the century associated with the item. Some values of Subject-Era are based on events such as the Civil War, and others are based on recognized historical periods like the Revolutionary period. 

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Centuries

  • 17th Century (1600-1699)
  • 18th Century (1700-1799)
  • 19th Century (1800-1899)
  • 20th Century (1900-1999)
  • 21st Century (2000-present)

Events and Periods

  • Contact & Colonial (1607-1763) 
  • Revolutionary (1763-1783)
  • Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
  • Nation Building & Early National Period (1784-1829) 
  • Westward Expansion (1815-1880) 
  • Antebellum (1830-1860) 
  • Civil War (1861-1865) 
  • Reconstruction (1866-1877) 
  • Industrialization, Growth, & the Gilded Age (1878-1900)
  • Spanish-American War (1898)
  • Europe-World War I (1914-1918)
  • United States-World War I (1917-1918)
  • Europe-Interwar Period (1919-1938)
  • United States-Interwar Period (1919-1940)
  • Great Depression & The New Deal (1929-1941) 
  • Europe-World War II (1939-1945)
  • United States-World War II (1941-1945) 
  • US Post-World War II (1946-2000) 
  • Vietnam War (1965-1975)