During the great surge of industrial growth between 1865 and 1900, the work force expanded enormously, especially in the heavy industries. But the new workers suffered in times of economic depression. Strikes, sometimes accompanied by viole

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by 刘貂儿 | 2013-01-10

The factory system that developed around 1800 changed working conditions markedly. The employer no longer worked side-by-side with his employees. He became an executive, and, as machines took over manufacturing tasks, skilled workmen saw th

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by Judy | 2013-01-24

From a developing country of mostly subsistence farmers little more than 200 years ago, the United States became the world's center of manufacturing in the 19th and 20th centuries. At the beginning of the 21st century, the United States remains the world'

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by Judy | 2013-01-24

Some people complain that government regulation of the economy is too little, too late. Others scoff that the U.S. economy is no free market at all, with so much regulation. Some of the most enduring debates of U.S. economic history focus on the role of g

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by Judy | 2013-01-24

The U.S. economy uses a lot of energy – in 2005, 99.89 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu). Nearly all of the energy produced in the United States is consumed within country, and then the United States imports a lot more.

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by Judy | 2013-01-24

Economic expansions don't go on forever, of course. Since 1854, the U.S. economy has gone through 32 cycles of expansion and contraction. In modern times, the expansions have become longer and the contractions shorter on average

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