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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Compensation From Before Wwi Through Great Depression [Pdf] HandoutBureau of Labor Statistics: Compensation From Before Wwi Through Great Depression [Pdf] Handout
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Compensation From Before Wwi Through Great Depression [Pdf]

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This interesting article from the Bureau of Labor Statistics discusses how working conditions and low pay prior to World War I led to the increase in union membership. Read how the government viewed labor and labor unions during World War I, and how employment changed through the Great Depression. [pdf]

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labor strikes, unemployment, wage controls, bureau of labor statistics, great depression, war industries board, war labor board, world war i era
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Grade
9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Handouts & References
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