America in a World At War: Women at Work during the War
During World War II, women are drawn in increasing numbers into the workforce and into roles once denied to them. Historians who have studied this period conclude that the workforce remains segregated, although some categories of employment switch o...
Fallout: McCarthyism
Fear grips the country--not only fear of communist infiltration, but fear of being suspected of communist leanings. It is a climate that makes possible the rise of Joseph McCarthy, first-term senator from Wisconsin. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover help...
Chaos of Experimentation, A: Labor's Organizing Battles
Labor leaders, most notably John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers, propose to organize all workers, skilled and unskilled, in a single union to maximize bargaining power. The American Federation of Labor (AFL) staunchly opposes this idea, resulti...
World of Uncertainty: Transformations of the American Economy
The United States experiences great economic prosperity between 1994-2000 in the fields of manufacturing and technology. A recession marks the beginning of the 21st century as the technology bubble burst causing the stock market to decline. With the...
Way We Were?, The: Capital and Labor
A relatively small number of companies gain control of a huge share of nation's economic activity. To prevent strikes that will interfere with operations these industrial giants negotiate postwar contracts, generous wage increases and benefit packag...