In Munich and Bavaria, Fasching (as Carnival is called) begins on Epiphany (January 6), but in Cologne and the Rhineland it begins on November 11 at 11:11 AM. In France, it is celebrated only on the day before Ash Wednesday (thus Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday).
Reconstruction refers to the period, generally dated from 1865 to 1877, during which the nationâs laws and Constitution were rewritten to guarantee the basic rights of the former slaves, and biracial governments came to power throughout the defeated Confederacy.
Confidence votes 658. The Progressive Era is a widely recognized period in American history which is generally considered to have begun around 1900 and to have ended with America's entry into the First World War in 1917. Since the intensity of progressive reform peaked during that time, the designation is appropriate.hus the roots of American Progressivism are deep and wide, but the last decades of the 19th century created conditions that cried out for reform.