- child labor
Child labor has been a fact of life probably since the beginning of time; unfortunately, some child labor is extremely exploitative.
Category: Ideas & Movements - Capitalism and Corporations (Overview)
A multipart exploration focusing on the changes in capitalism in the late 19th century and the battles between labor and management.
Category: Overviews - The Necessary Tools (Overview)
A multipart exploration focusing on the preliminary stages of the Industrial Revolution.
Category: Overviews - The Factory System Arises (Overview)
A multipart exploration focusing on the development of the factory system and its effects on towns and labor.
Category: Overviews - Age of Steel
Beginning in the 1850s and coinciding with the Second Industrial Revolution, when heavier machinery, faster spinning wheels, and more powerful engines put demands on metals that iron struggled to meet, the Age of Steel replaced the Iron Age.
Category: Glossary Terms - Renaissance
The Renaissance in Europe lasted from the middle of the 14th century through the end of the 16th century. It was a time of great change in society and religion and of great achievements in arts, literature, science, and classical learning.
Category: Ideas & Movements