Early 20th Century - Government

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Civil War Era: 1861-1865

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Late 19th Century: 1866-1900

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Early 20th Century: 1900-1914

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World War I: 1914-1918

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Roaring Twenties: 1918-1929

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Great Depression: 1930-1941

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World War II: 1941-1945

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Cold War Era: 1946-1991

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Millennium: 1991-Present

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Crime and Punishment

Excerpt, The Challenge of the City by Josiah Strong, 1907

• Josiah Strong (1847-1916) was a clergyman who proposed revolutionary religion-oriented solutions to perceived inequities in America's social and economic network, and adhered to a brand of Christianity that came to be known as Christian Socialism. In this excerpt, Strong condemns the moral failure of cities and warns against the dangers of lawlessness in a democracy.

• Citation: Strong, Josiah. The Challenge of the City. New York: Eaton & Mains, 1907. 50-52.

State and Local Government

Emergency Amendment for the Illinois State Historical Library, May 15, 1903

• This emergency act amends the previous law creating the Illinois State Historical Library (see Late-19th Century- Government section), changing the duties of trustees and provides a financial allotment for it.

• Laws of the State of Illinois, Forty-Third General Assembly. Springfield, IL: Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1903. 228.

Act Uniting the Illinois State Historical Library and State Historical Society, May 16, 1903

• This act unites the Illinois State Historical Society to the State Historical Library, giving the Historical Library control of the Historical Society and providing resources for the support.

• Laws of the State of Illinois, Forty-Third General Assembly. Springfield, IL: Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1903. 229.