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Travel into the world of American workers, and view the poignant social problems that accompanied industrialization. Learn how technological changes in industry affected living conditions for workers, and follow the rise of labor movements, violent strikes, and intense conflict between labor unions and management.
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Learn about reformers' efforts to address the miserable living and working conditions of industrial workers, and new labor laws that followed the galvanizing events of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and the Bread and Roses Strike. Also study the movements to eradicate child labor and to federally regulate food and medicines.
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You vote but then what? Discover how your individual vote contributes to the popular vote and your state's electoral vote in different ways--and see how votes are counted on both state and national levels. [Lesson by Christina Greer, directed by Mark Phillips, narrated by Christina Greer].
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On January 6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump (R, 2017–21) stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to stop the certification of votes from the 2020 presidential election that Joe Biden (D) won. Threatening to hang the vice president, rioters broke windows, stole property, and vandalized offices. Seven people ultimately died as a result of the events of January 6th, and hundreds were soon arrested. "The insurrection was an existential...
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Since its creation in 1906, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has helped ensure that the food and drugs Americans consume are safe. During the COVID-19 pandemic in the early 2020s, however, the FDA came under heavy criticism for moving too slowly to approve vaccines. This slow pace of approval, some charged, endangered the lives of many people who were infected with the coronavirus. Others defended the FDA, arguing that approving drugs and...
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For much of its history, the United States has had a two-party system, with Democrats and Republicans vying for office. Indeed, since the Civil War (1861–65), every president has been a Democrat or Republican, along with most governors and members of Congress and state legislatures. Supporters of the two-party system argue that it fosters stability, simplifies voting decisions, and encourages broad-based, moderate policies. It also, they contend,...