What: Social class of people who mostly earn their living through wage labor, usually in manual labor or service jobs.

When: Late 18th and 19th centuries

Where: Basically everywhere, but at this time America and Europe.

Why: Industrialization and the start of a divide between the elites and the lowest class.

How: Rich getting richer and poor getting poorer but there were some who were working enough to not be either.

Impact:kind of created our middle class and must-work culture.

What: Organized skilled workers and advocating for issues like shorter workdays, better wages, and improved working conditions. 

When: 1886

Where: Washington, D.C., at 901 Massachusetts Ave NW.

Why: Unite different craft unions to improve working conditions for their employees.

How: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQI_BldZeQk&t=60s

Impact: ^

What: Organized skilled workers and advocating for issues like shorter workdays, better wages, and improved working conditions. 

When: 1886

Where: Washington, D.C., at 901 Massachusetts Ave NW.

Why: Unite different craft unions to improve working conditions for their employees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEF1HlUWAvw

What: Management theory focused on improving economic efficiency.

When: Late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Where: United States, specifically in Philadelphia

Why: Improve workplace efficiency by applying scientific methods to work processes.

Impact: made people work faster and made workplaces more efficient.

When: 1920s, known as the Roaring Twenties.

Where: Industrialized nations

Why: Material goods showed status, personal expression, and belonging.

How: buying and acquiring goods, usually for self expression.

Impact: Created a lot of the overconsumption problems we have today.

What:https://home.treasury.gov/about/history/freedmans-bank-building/financial-panic-of-1873

When:^

Where:^

Why:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SDv3QA_vFo

How:^

Impact: Able to look back on economic struggles and understand when and why they might happen now.