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In the 1930s, workers around the country staged sit-down strikes to demand more favorable working conditions
In the 1930s, workers around the country staged sit-down strikes to demand more favorable working conditions
Through the WPA, the government offered employment on public projects to millions of Americans during the 1930s.
Through the WPA, the government offered employment on public projects to millions of Americans during the 1930s.
Breadlines sprang up in cities across the country during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Breadlines sprang up in cities across the country during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
A U.S. Army gun crew fired at entrenched German soldiers on the Western Front, 1918.
A U.S. Army gun crew fired at entrenched German soldiers on the Western Front, 1918.
Through two world wars and the Great Depression, the Capitol retained its familiar form.
Through two world wars and the Great Depression, the Capitol retained its familiar form.
Photographer Lewis Hine documented child labor to urge passage of legislation protecting children from abuse
Photographer Lewis Hine documented child labor to urge passage of legislation protecting children from abuse
A new wave of European immigrants, fleeing hardships and lured by America’s promise of prosperity, expanded the population
A new wave of European immigrants, fleeing hardships and lured by America’s promise of prosperity, expanded the population
The 1898 explosion of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba sparked the Spanish-American War.
The 1898 explosion of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba sparked the Spanish-American War.
To encourage settlement of the West, the government opened former Indian reservation land to homesteaders
To encourage settlement of the West, the government opened former Indian reservation land to homesteaders
