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Between 1860 and 1890 both daily wages and annual earnings stayed roughly the same
Between the 1880s and 1920, women composed roughly ___ of the workforce 15-20%
Samuel Gompers is most recognized for His role as an early union leader
The Pullman strike of 1894 was led by Eugene V. Debs.
During the Civil War, inflation caused U.S prices to rise by roughly 76 percent
Americans who supported William Jennings Bryan and the "Free Silver" movement
Wanted to increase the U.S. price level
Deflation is good for lenders, but bad for borrowers
J.P. Morgan was instrumental in the formation of U.S. Steel Corporation
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Between 1800 and 1910, the percentage of the U.S. population living in cities of 100,000
residents or larger went from _____ percent to roughly ___ percent 0; 20
What is most accurate about the United States' trading patterns between 1850 and1900?
Manufactured and raw foodstuffs accounted for about 75% of exports in both 1850 and
1900
To pay for WW1, The national debt was expanded from ____ percent of GDP at the beginning of
the war to ___ percent of GDP by the end of the war. 3; 32
Which nation was not an ally of the United States during World war 1 Austria-Hungary
The U.S financed WW1 primarily by borrowing from the public
The best description of the economic ideology during World War 1 was ______ The belief
that the economy could be strengthened by centralized coordination