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Institute for New Economic Thinking
Jeff Sachs - The New Gilded Age 5/5
In Part 5 of this interview From the Director's Chair, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Jeffrey Sachs about the challenges of collective action.Sachs offers a brief history lesson comparing the problems of today to...
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On This Day: The Chicago Iroquois Theatre Fire of 1903
When sparks ignited a fire at the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago in 1903, it was one of the greatest public safety tragedies of the twentieth century. Even though the theater did not take basic safety precautions, no one was held...
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Khan Academy: Ap Us History Period 6: 1865 1898: Reform in the Gilded Age
This video lesson from Khan Academy covers Period 6: 1865-1898 in American History. Reform in the Gilded Age is discussed, specifically associated with poverty and women's rights. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US...
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Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: Continuity and Change in the Gilded Age
This video lesson from Khan Academy covers Period 6: 1865-1898 in American History. Continuity and change, as it pertains to the Gilded Age, are discussed. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
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Khan Academy: Misunderstanding Evolution: Social Darwinism
In this video lesson from Khan Academy, a historian and biologist discuss how evolution really works and how sociologists in the Gilded Age misunderstood its application to human society.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: Gilded Age/ Second Industrial Revolution
Steel, telephones, elevators! Kim and David discuss the technological innovations that made the Gilded Age possible. [10:29]
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: Introduction to the Gilded Age
What was the Gilded Age? Kim and David discuss the vast wealth and crushing poverty that characterized the era. [7:38]
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: The Rise of Industrial Capitalism
What changed- and what stayed the same- with the growth of industrial capitalism in the United States during the Gilded Age? In this video, Kim discusses how technological innovation, business innovation, and pro-growth government...
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Khan Academy: Ap Us History Period 6: 1865 1898: Evolution: Social Darwinism
This video lesson from Khan Academy covers Period 6: 1865-1898 in American History. The historical perspectives of Social Darwinism, as it pertains to evolution, are discussed. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History...