The Bombing of Wall Street |
Digital Short
After a bomb exploded at his own home, A. Mitchell Palmer created what came to be known as the “Radical Division” within the Justice Department.
The Bombing of Wall Street |
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Watch Chapter 1 of The Bombing of Wall Street .
The Gilded Age |
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The Gilded Age entrepreneur was determined to have a workplace that was guided by the golden rule.
The Mine Wars |
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As the pace of industrialization quickened, and profits accumulated in the hands of a few, some workers began to organize and advocate for unionization. The workers wanted more safety regulations, better wages, fewer hours, and freedom of speech and assembly.
FDR |
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The majority of the country did not know President Roosevelt was handicapped.
FDR |
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Roosevelt's Lend-lease plan "was patent nonsense," according to historian Robert Dallek.
FDR |
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"I am perfectly willing to... tell untruths if it will help win the war," FDR said.
FDR |
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FDR used the power of the federal government to help suffering caused by the Depression.
FDR |
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The focus was on the Vice Presidency during the 1944 Democratic National Convention.
FDR |
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In 1938, Roosevelt broadcast a personal appeal to Hitler.
FDR |
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FDR's attempt to reshape the Supreme Court drew criticism from both sides of the aisle.
FDR |
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Eleanor Roosevelt traveled more than 40,000 miles during FDR's first year as president.
