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and the Bolshevik Revolution that took place in Russia. These occurrences bolstered fear of communism, socialism, and anarchism while depleting a major component of the United States economy. The widespread trepidation settled in the hearts of many Americans. Many factors in the Red Scare would result in a massive decrease in labor leading to higher wages, violation of civil rights and decreased profits. The Red Scare through strikes, bombings, and Bolshevist conspiracy theories revolutionized…

In 2007, Washington signed on a state family leave act that requires eligibility of the FMLA. Maternity leave in Washington allows up to twelve weeks of leave. Weekly pay is around $250 per week for individuals who were working 35 hours and plus per week at the time in which they took the leave. As presidential campaigns pass, and community petitions, word will spread and there will be a high demand by people for this act. More states will sign onto the paid leave acts and U.S will…

Labor Unions or some may know them as Workers Unions, have been in effect for centuries. Unions originated from the European revolution era due to “a huge surge of new workers into the workplace that needed representation” (Union Plus, 2014). Back in those times, many of the labor unions did not succeed due to a lack of effective leadership, poor communication, differences over goals, and conflict between employers and government forces. According L.A. Union, a union is “an organized group of…

"Give me your tired, your poor, [y]our huddled masses yearning to breathe free, [t]he wretched refuse of your teeming shore” (Lazarus). This epitaph, which comes from the poem “The New Colossus," is inscribed on one of America’s most valuable symbols: The Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is the perfect embodiment of the values that America prides itself on most, namely the belief in freedom for all. Since this nation’s humble beginnings, American citizens have done everything in their…

far greater economic problems. Since 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act has been indorsed to make sure that citizens in the work force make a sufficient amount of income to reach the standard of living. Daniel Flaming from the Economic Roundtable articulates that “The basic issue is whether workers should receive a share of the value…through their…

obtainable that the witness is Communist (Simpson).” A lot of the people that were said to be American Communist were left leaning political figures. Many of the people were Liberal Democrats, use to work for state departments, or people that were drunk all the time while working for the state departments. One of the many that was accused is Owen Lattimore. Lattimore had liberal views and was an acquaintance of Chiang Kai-Shek. Kai-Shek was a Chinese political and military leader who served as…

With New York recently changing their minimum wage for fast-food employees to $15 an hour, the business sector is finally receiving a boost as well. American workers are starting to see distinct wage growth after years of small gains. The department of labor reported on Friday that annual hourly earnings advanced 2.3% from a year earlier in November. I picked wages for many different reasons. How you live and what you can buy is a direct result of your wage. If you make a good living and find a…

The United States has been built with the hands and backs of an immigrant population. Some may argue that the mass immigration witnessed in the late nineteenth century strengthened the American fabric, however, I feel it weakened the American fabric as these ‘new’ immigrants (adversely impacted and) changed the social, economic and political landscape. As noted by Davidson in Experience History: Interpreting America’s Past, “the modern city was the product of industrialization. Cities contained…

think of United State vs. Russia or capitalism vs. communism or the Berlin Wall or something along that line. Not many peoples' outside of the scholar or historian who have studied Latin America would connect the Cold War to Latin America because this was not taught in schools or at least the ones that are run by the United State school system. One of the reasons that this is not taught in the United State schools is because it would not show the country in a favorable light. The United State…

The United States Economy is the largest in the world. It represents about 20% of global output. Behind China, The US is the largest manufacturer of the world. The US economy stays on top because of its natural resources, sophisticated physical infrastructure, and well educated workforce. The economy is in a good place right now. It is expanding at a moderate pace contrasting from the US years ago. Emerging from the recession in 2008 where the economy crashed bringing the housing market and…