Reconstruction Period vs Reconstruction

Reconstruction Period and Reconstruction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Reconstruction Period	Yes	No	No	No
Reconstruction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Reconstruction Period and Reconstruction are synonyms defined as:

Reconstruction Period and Reconstruction: the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877

Other synonyms of Reconstruction Period include Reconstruction Era.

Reconstruction Period (noun)	Reconstruction (noun)
the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877	the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877