James S. Olson is Distinguished Professor of History at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.Abraham O. Mendoza is a scholar with expertise in modern European history, modern German history, U.S. history, Holocaust and comparative genocide studies, world history, and war studies.

• PrefaceAdair v. United States (208 U.S. 161)Adams, John QuincyAdamson ActAdams–Onís TreatyAddyston Pipe and Steel Company v. U.S. (175 U.S. 211)Adjusted Compensation Act of 1936Adkins v. Children's Hospital (261 U.S. 525)AdvertisingAffirmative ActionAffordable Care ActAfghanistan War and the War on TerrorAgency for International DevelopmentAgribusinessAgricultural Adjustment Act of 1933Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938Agricultural Adjustment AdministrationAgricultural Credits Act of 1923Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929Agricultural Marketing Agreement of 1937Agricultural RevolutionAgricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954Agriculture, Department ofAgriculture Act of 1948Agriculture Act of 1954Agriculture Act of 1970Agriculture Act of 1973Aid to Families with Dependent ChildrenAir Mail Act of 1925Air Mail Act of 1934Airline Deregulation Act of 1978Airline Pilots AssociationAlaska Commercial CompanyAlaska PipelineAldrich, Winthrop WilliamsAlliance for ProgressAltmeyer, Arthur JosephAmalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin WorkersAmalgamated Clothing Workers of AmericaAmazonAmerican Agricultural MovementAmerican Association for Old Age SecurityAmerican Association of Retired PersonsAmerican Bimetallic LeagueAmerican Colonization SocietyAmerican Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI)American Farm Bureau FederationAmerican Federation of LaborAmerican Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial OrganizationsAmerican Federation of TeachersAmerican Medical AssociationAmerican Motors CorporationAmerican Railway UnionAmerican RevolutionAmerican Stock ExchangeAmerican SystemAmerican Telephone and TelegraphAmericans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP)AmtrakAnnapolis ConventionAntitrustAppalachian Regional Development Act of 1965AppleArab Oil Embargo of 1973– 1974ArbitrageArmour, Philip Danforth"Arsenal of Democracy"Articles of ConfederationAshwander et al. v. Tennessee Valley Authority (297 U.S. 288)AssociationalismAssumption of State DebtsAstor, John JacobAstor, William VincentAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RailwayAtlantic Coast Line RailroadAtomic Energy Act of 1954AutomobileAwalt, Francis GloydBailey v. Drexel Furniture (259 U.S. 20)Baltimore & Ohio RailroadBank HolidayBank of AmericaBank of the United StatesBankhead Cotton Control Act of 1934Bankhead–Jones Farm Tenancy Act of 1937Banking Act of 1933Banking Act of 1935Barton, BruceBaruch, Bernard MannesBeard, Charles AustinBechtel, Stephen DavisonBeck, DavidBeef Trust CasesBeer Tax ActBell, Alexander GrahamBenefitsBering Sea ControversyBerle, Adolf AugustusBernanke, BenBerry, George LeonardBiddle, NicholasBimetallismBirdseye, ClarenceBitcoinBlack, Eugene RobertBlack, John DonaldBlack BeltBlack Codes"Black Monday""Black Monday""Black Thursday""Black Tuesday"Bland, Richard ParksBlue-CollarBoeing, William EdwardBoll WeevilBolshevismBonneville Power AdministrationBonus ArmyBorden, GailBoston Police Strike of 1919Boston Tea Party of 1773Boyer, JosephBoyle, William AnthonyBracerosBrain TrustBrandeis, Louis DembitzBreadlinesBretton Woods ConferenceBrook FarmBrookings, Robert SomersBrookings InstitutionBrotherhood of Sleeping Car PortersBrown, Harvey WinfieldBryan, William JenningsBryce, JamesBucareli Agreement of 1923Buckmaster, Leland StanfordBudget and Accounting Act of 1921BuffaloBuffett, WarrenBulkeley, Morgan GardnerBull MarketBurlington Northern RailroadBurns, Arthur FrankBush, George H. W.Bush, George W.Business Advisory CouncilBusiness Conferences of 1929Business Cycle CommitteeBusiness–Industry Political Action CommitteeButterfield, JohnCapone, AlphonseCapper, ArthurCapper–Tincher Act of 1921Capper–Volstead Act of 1922Carey Act of 1894Carnegie, AndrewCarrier, Willis HavilandCarson, RachelCarter, JimmyCarter v. Carter Coal Company (298 U.S. 238)Cato InstituteCeller–Kefauver Act of 1950Central Pacific RailroadChamber of CommerceChandler, HarryChandler Act of 1938Chapin, Roy Dikeman, Jr.Chase Manhattan BankChavez, Cesar EstradaChesapeake and Delaware CanalChesapeake and Ohio CanalChesapeake & Ohio RailwayChester, Colby MitchellChevronChicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadChicago & North Western RailwayChild LaborChinese Exclusion Act of 1882Chisholm TrailChrysler, Walter PercyChrysler CorporationCigarmakers' International Union of AmericaCitizens' Reconstruction OrganizationCivil Aeronautics Act of 1938Civil Aeronautics BoardCivil Rights Act of 1964Civil Rights MovementCivil WarCivil Works AdministrationCivilian Conservation CorpsClark, Joshua Reuben, Jr.Clay, HenryClayton, William LockhartClayton Antitrust Act of 1914Clean Air Act of 1970Cleveland, Stephen GroverClinton, BillClosed ShopClub of RomeCoal Arbitration BoardCoal Strike of 1919Coffin, Howard EarleCohen, Benjamin VictorCoinage Act of 1792Coinage Act of 1834Coin's Financial SchoolCold WarColumbia River Basin Anti-Speculation Act of 1937Commerce, Department ofCommittee for Economic DevelopmentCommittee for the NationCommittee of Forty-EightCommittee on Economic SecurityCommodity Credit CorporationCommodity DollarCommodity Exchange Act of 1936Commons, John RogersCommunications Workers of AmericaCompany UnionComparable WorthCompromise of 1850Comstock LodeConference for Progressive Political ActionConglomerateCongress of Industrial OrganizationsConnally Act of 1935ConocoPhillipsConrailConservation of Fish Act of 1934Consortium Chinese Loan of 1911Constitutional ConventionConsumer Federation of AmericaConsumer RightsCooke, JayCorcoran, Thomas GardinerCorn BeltCorporate Bankruptcy Act of 1934CorporationCotton BeltCouncil of Economic AdvisersCouncil of Energy Resource TribesCowboyCoxey's ArmyCrash of 1929Crash of 1987Credit CardsCredit MobilierCredit UnionsCrime of 1873Crocker, CharlesCroly, Herbert David"Cross of Gold Speech"CrowdsourcingCrude Oil Windfall Profits Tax ActCubaCummings, Walter J.Currie, LauchlinCurtis, Cyrus Hermann KotzschmarDanbury Hatters Case (208 U.S. 274)Dartmouth College v. Woodward (4 Wheaton 122)Davis, Hal C.Davis, James JohnDavis, John WilliamDawes, Charles GatesDawes PlanDawes Severalty Act of 1887Day, DorothyDeBow, James Dunwoody BrownsonDebs, Eugene VictorDeere, JohnDefense Plant CorporationDefense Supplies CorporationDelaware and Hudson CanalDelaware and Raritan CanalDeposit Act of 1836Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980Depression of 1893Depression of 1920–1921DeregulationDesert Land Act of 1877DeskillingDewson, Mary WilliamsDingley Tariff of 1897Doak, William NucklesDodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ActDodge, William EarlDoheny, EdwardDoherty, Henry LathamDollar DiplomacyDorrance, John ThompsonDot-com BubbleDouglas, Donald WillsDouglas, Lewis WilliamDouglas, William OrvilleDow, Herbert HenryDow Jones Industrial AverageDownsizingDred Scott v. Sandford (19 Howard 393, 1857)Dryden, John Fairfielddu Pont, Pierre SamuelDubinsky, DavidDuke, James BuchananDuplex Printing Press Company v. Deering (254 U.S. 443)Durant, William CrapoDust BowlEastman, GeorgeEastman, Joseph BartlettE-commerceEconomic Opportunity Act of 1964Economy Act of 1933Edison, Thomas AlvaElection of 1800Election of 1828Election of 1896Election of 1912Election of 1924Election of 1928Election of 1932Election of 1964Election of 1980Election of 1992Election of 2000Election of 2008Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965Elkins Act of 1903Ely, Richard T.Emancipation ProclamationEmbargo Act of 1807Embargo Act of 1812Emergency Banking Act of 1933Emergency Credits Act of 1921Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933Emergency Feed Grain Act of 1961Emergency Quota Act of 1921Emergency Railroad Transportation Act of 1933Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932Emergency Relief Appropriation ActsEmergency Tariff Act of 1921Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974Employment Act of 1946End Poverty in CaliforniaEnergy, Department ofEnergy CrisisEnronEnvironmental MovementEnvironmental Policy Act of 1969Environmental Protection AgencyEqual Employment Opportunity Commission"Equal Pay for Equal Work"Equal Rights AmendmentErdman Arbitration Act of 1898Erie CanalEssex DecisionEuropean Union"Ever-Normal Granary"Export–Debenture PlanExport–Import BankExxon MobilFacebookFair DealFair Employment Practices CommissionFair Labor Standards Act of 1938Farm Act of 1981Farm BlocFarm Credit Act of 1933Farm Credit Act of 1971Farm Credit AdministrationFarm Labor Supply Act of 1943Farm Security AdministrationFarmer–Labor PartyFarmers' AlliancesFarmers Home AdministrationFeatherbeddingFederal Aid Road Act of 1916Federal Anti–Price Discrimination Act of 1936Federal Aviation AdministrationFederal BudgetFederal Communications CommissionFederal Crop Insurance Act of 1938Federal Defense SpendingFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationFederal Emergency Relief AdministrationFederal Farm Bankruptcy Act of 1934Federal Farm BoardFederal Farm Loan Act of 1916Federal Highway Act of 1921Federal Highway AdministrationFederal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932Federal Housing AdministrationFederal Intermediate Credit Bank SystemFederal Maritime CommissionFederal National Mortgage AssociationFederal Open Market CommitteeFederal Power CommissionFederal Radio CommissionFederal Reserve SystemFederal Savings and Loan Insurance CorporationFederal Surplus Relief CorporationFederal Trade CommissionFederal Workmen's Compensation Act of 1916Federalist PartyFirestone, Harvey SamuelFisher, Frederick JohnFisher, IrvingFisk, JamesFitzgerald, AlbertFitzsimmons, Frank EdwardFletcher v. Peck (6 Cranch 87, 1810)Florida BoomFood AdministrationFood and Agriculture Act of 1962Food and Agriculture Act of 1965Food and Drug AdministrationFood Control Act of 1917Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938Food for Peace Act of 1965Food Production Act of 1917Food Stamp Act of 1964Forbes, John MurrayForbes, MalcolmFord, GeraldFord, HenryFord, Henry, IIFord Motor CompanyFordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922Foreign Miners Act of 1850Foster, William ZebulonFourteenth AmendmentFox, WilliamFraser, Douglas Andrew"Free Ships, Free Goods"Free SilverFree-Soil PartyFree TradeFreedmen's Bureau"Freedom of the Seas"Frick, Henry ClayFriedman, MiltonFrontierFuel EfficiencyFugitive Slave Act of 1850Fuller, Alfred CarlFulton, RobertFunding the National DebtGadsden PurchaseGalbraith, John KennethGallatin, Abraham Alfonse AlbertGarvey, Marcus MosiahGary, Elbert HenryGates, BillGeneen, Harold SydneyGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)General Electric CorporationGeneral Motors CorporationGeneral Survey Act of 1824GentrificationGeorge, HenryGerber, Daniel Frank, Jr.Getty, Jean PaulG.I. Bill of RightsGiannini, Amadeo PeterGibbons v. Ogden (9 Wheaton 1)Gilded AgeGilman, Charlotte PerkinsGimbel, BernardGirdler, Tom MercerGlass, CarterGlass–Steagall Act of 1932Global WarmingGlobalizationGold Reserve Act of 1934Gold RushGold Standard Act of 1900Goldman, EmmaGoldwater, Barry MorrisGompers, SamuelGood Neighbor PolicyGoodnight, CharlesGoodyear, CharlesGoogleGordy, Berry, Jr.Gorman, Frank J.Gould, JayGrace, Eugene GiffordGrace, William RussellGraduation Act of 1854Granger LawsGrant, William ThomasGreat DepressionGreat Northern RailwayGreat RecessionGreat SocietyGreen, WilliamGreenback PartyGreenback–Labor PartyGreenspan, AlanGreen TechnologyGriffith, David Lewelyn WarkGroup of Eight (G-8)Guggenheim, DavidHall, Joyce ClydeHamilton, AlexanderHammer, ArmandHammer v. Dagenhart (247 U.S. 251)Hansen, AlvinHard MoneyHarriman, Edward HenryHarrington, MichaelHarris Treaty of 1858Harrison, GeorgeHartford, George HuntingtonHartford ConventionHatch Act of 1887HawaiiHawaiian Reciprocity Treaty of 1875Hawley–Smoot TariffHay, John MiltonHaymarketHaywood, William DudleyHearst, William RandolphHeinz, Henry JohnHeller, WalterHepburn Act of 1906Heritage FoundationHigh-Performance Computing Act of 1991Hill, George WashingtonHill, James JeromeHillman, SidneyHillquit, MorrisHilton, Conrad NicholsonHoffa, James RiddleHolding CompanyHolmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.Home Owners' Loan CorporationHomestead ActHomestead Strike of 1892Hoover, Herbert ClarkHoover, Herbert WilliamHoover DamHoover MoratoriumHoovervillesHopkins, Harry L.Hopkins, MarkHorizontal IntegrationHousing Act of 1954Hughes, Charles EvansHughes, Howard Robard, Jr.Hull, CordellHumphrey, William Ewart"Hundred Days"Hunt, Haroldson LafayetteHuntington, Collis PotterHurricane KatrinaHydraulic Fracturing (Fracking)Iacocca, LeeIllinois and Michigan CanalIllinois Central RailroadImmigrationImmigration Act of 1924ImperialismImpressmentIn re Debs (158 U.S. 564)Income TaxIndependent TreasuryIndian Removal Act of 1830Indian Reorganization Act of 1934Industrial Workers of the WorldInformation RevolutionIngersoll, Robert StephenInjunctionsInstallment BuyingInsull, SamuelInter-American Development BankInterlocking DirectoratesInternal ImprovementsInternational Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentInternational Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersInternational Brotherhood of TeamstersInternational Business MachinesInternational Labor OrganizationInternational Ladies' Garment Workers UnionInternational Longshoremen's AssociationInternational Monetary FundInternational Telephone and TelegraphInternetInterstate and Defense Highway System Act of 1956Interstate Commerce CommissionInvestment Advisers Act of 1940Investment Company Act of 1940Iraq WarJackson, AndrewJay's Treaty of 1794Jefferson, ThomasJim CrowJob CorpsJobs, SteveJohnson, Hiram WarrenJohnson, Lyndon BainesJoint Stock CompanyJones, Jesse HolmanJones, Mary HarrisJones–Connally Farm Relief Act of 1934Jones–Costigan Sugar Act of 1934Kaiser, Henry JohnKanagawa, Treaty ofKeith, Minor CooperKelley, FlorenceKelley, Oliver HudsonKellogg, Will KeithKennedy, John FitzgeraldKennedy RoundKeynes, John Maynard"King Cotton"Knights of LaborKnox, Philander ChaseKnudsen, WilliamKorean WarKraft, James LewisKresge, Sebastian SperingKroc, RayKrugman, PaulKuhn, MaggieLa Follette, Robert MarionLa Follette, Robert Marion, Jr.Labor, Department ofLabor's League for Political EducationLaffer, ArthurLaissez-FaireLamont, Thomas WilliamLand, Emory ScottLand Act of 1796Land Act of 1800Land Act of 1820Land Management, Bureau ofLand Ordinance of 1785Landrum–Griffin Act of 1959Lane, DennisLathrop, JuliaLausanne Conference of 1932Legal Tender Act of 1862Legge, AlexanderLend–LeaseLever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917Lewis, John LlewellynLewis and Clark ExpeditionLiberalism, ClassicalLibertarianismLiberty Loan Act of 1917Lincoln, AbrahamLitton IndustriesLobbyingLochner v. New York (198 U.S. 45)LockoutLodge CorollaryLoew, MarcusLondon Economic Conference of 1933Louisiana PurchaseLowell, Francis CabotMacon's BillsMacy, Rowland H.Madison, JamesMahan, Alfred ThayerManhattan ProjectManifest DestinyMann–Elkins Act of 1910Marcy–Elgin Treaty of 1854Margin BuyingMarket RevolutionMarriott, John WillardMarshall, JohnMarshall PlanMartin, Warren HomerMass ProductionMayer, Louis BurtMaysville RoadMaytag, Frederick LewisMcCormick, Cyrus HallMcKinley, WilliamMcKinley Tariff Act of 1890McNary–Haugen PlanM'Culloch v. MarylandMeans, Gardiner CoitMeany, GeorgeMeat Inspection Act of 1906MedicareMellon, Andrew WilliamMercantilismMerchant Marine Act of 1920Merchant Marine Act of 1936Meriam ReportMesabi RangeMetals Reserve CompanyMexican CessionMexican WarMeyer, Eugene, Jr.MicrosoftMilitary–Industrial ComplexMiller–Tydings Act of 1937Mills, Ogden LivingstonMines, Bureau ofMinimum WageMissouri CompromiseMissouri Pacific RailroadMitchell, Charles EdwinMitchell, JohnMolly MaguiresMonetary Act of 1939Monroe DoctrineMonsantoMorgan, John PierpontMorgan, John Pierpont, Jr.Morgenthau, Henry, Jr.Morgenthau PlanMorrill Act of 1862Morrill Tariff Act of 1861Morrow, Dwight WhitneyMorse, Samuel Finley Breese"Most-Favored-Nation"Motor Carrier Act of 1935Motor Carrier Act of 1980MuckrakersMuller v. Oregon (208 U.S. 412)Multinational CorporationMunicipal Bankruptcy Act of 1934Murray, PhilipNader, RalphNASDAQNational Aeronautic and Space AdministrationNational Alliance of BusinessmenNational Association of ManufacturersNational Banking Act of 1864National Child Labor CommitteeNational Civic FederationNational Credit CorporationNational DebtNational Defense Education Act of 1958National Economic and Social Planning AssociationNational Economic AssociationNational Environmental Policy Act of 1970National Farmers OrganizationNational Farmers' UnionNational Foreign Trade CouncilNational GrangeNational Housing Act of 1934National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933National Labor Relations Act of 1935National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (301 U.S. 1)National Labor UnionNational Organization for WomenNational Recovery AdministrationNational Resources Planning BoardNational RoadNational Small Business Men's AssociationNational Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966National War Labor BoardNational Youth AdministrationNeoliberalismNeutralityNeutrality ActsNew ConsortiumNew DealNew DemocratsNew Economic PolicyNew FreedomNew NationalismNew SouthNew York Central RailroadNew York Stock ExchangeNewlands Reclamation Act of 1902Nixon, Richard MilhousNixonomicsNoble, Edward JohnNon-Importation Act of 1806Non-Intercourse Act of 1809Non-Partisan LeagueNonprofit Organizations"Normalcy"Norquist, GroverNorris, George WilliamNorris–La Guardia Labor Relations Act of 1932North American Free Trade AgreementNorthern Pacific RailwayNorthern Securities CompanyNorthwest OrdinanceNuclear Regulatory CommissionNye, Gerald PrenticeObama, BarackOcala PlatformOccupational Safety and Health Act of 1970Office of Management and BudgetOffice of Price AdministrationOffshoringOhio and Erie CanalOil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union"Okies"Online EducationOpen Door PolicyOpen ShopOregon TrailOregon Treaty of 1846Organization of American StatesOrganization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesOutsourcingOwen, Robert DalePackers and Stockyards Act of 1921Paley, William SamuelPanama Canal ZonePanama Refining Company v. RyanPanic of 1819Panic of 1837Panic of 1857Panic of 1873Panic of 1907ParityPatman, WrightPatterson, John HenryPatterson, William AllenPayne–Aldrich Tariff of 1909Peace CorpsPecora, FerdinandPeek, George NelsonPendleton Act of 1883Penney, James CashPennsylvania CanalPennsylvania RailroadPerkins, FrancesPerkins, George W.Perot, Henry RossPerry, Matthew CalbraithPersian Gulf WarPfizerPhelps, Anson GreenePhillips, FrankPieceworkPinchot, GiffordPinckney's Treaty of 1795Pink CollarPlanned ObsolescencePlatt AmendmentPlumb PlanPolk, James KnoxPony ExpressPoolsPopulist PartyPotofsky, Jacob SamuelPowderly, Terence VincentPreemption Act of 1841President's Organization on Unemployment ReliefProfessionalizationProgressive MovementProhibitionProtective LegislationPublic Debt Act of 1941Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935Pueblo Land Act of 1924Pujo CommitteePullman StrikePure Food and Drug Act of 1906Putting-Out SystemQuitrentRadioRailroad BrotherhoodsRailroad Land GrantsRailroad Retirement Act of 1934Railroad Retirement Act of 1937Railroad Strike of 1877Railroad Strike of 1922Railway Labor Act of 1926Railway Labor Act of 1934Rand CorporationRandolph, Asa PhilipRaskob, John Jacob"Reading Formula"Reagan, RonaldReaganomicsRebateRecession of 1937–1938Recession of 1982Recession of 1991Recession of 2002–2003Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934Reclamation, Bureau ofReclamation Project Act of 1939ReconstructionReconstruction Finance CorporationReparationsReport on ManufacturesReport on the Public CreditResearch and Development (R&D)Resettlement AdministrationReuther, Walter PhilipRevenue Act of 1861Revenue Act of 1864Revenue Act of 1921Revenue Act of 1924Revenue Act of 1932Revenue Act of 1935Revenue Act of 1940Revenue Act of 1964Revenue Act of 1971Revenue-SharingReynolds, Richard Joshua"Right-to-Work"Roaring TwentiesRobber BaronsRockefeller, John DavisonRockefeller, John Davison, Jr.Roosevelt, Anna EleanorRoosevelt, Franklin DelanoRoosevelt, TheodoreRoosevelt CorollaryRoosevelt–Litvinov Agreements of 1933Rosenwald, JuliusRosie the RiveterRostow, Walt WhitmanRubber Reserve CompanyRural Electrification AdministrationRural Free DeliveryRussian American CompanyRust BeltRyan, John AugustineSachs, SamuelSafety ValveSt. Lawrence SeawaySanders, HarlandSanta Fe TrailSarnoff, DavidSavings and Loan CrisisScabSchechter Poultry Corporation v. United States (295 U.S. 495)Schwab, Charles MichaelSeaboard Air Line RailroadSears, Roebuck and CompanySeattle General Strike of 1919Second Bank of the United StatesSecurities Act of 1933Securities and Exchange CommissionSecurities Exchange Act of 1934Securities Investor Protection CorporationService IndustryShare Our Wealth MovementSharecropperShays's RebellionSheppard–Towner Act of 1921Sherman, JohnSherman Antitrust Act of 1890Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890Shipping Act of 1984Silicon ValleySilver Act of 1963Silver DemocratsSilver Purchase Act of 1934Silver Republican PartySinclair, Upton BeallSingle Tax MovementSit-Down StrikeSlaughterhouse CasesSlave TradeSlaverySloan, Alfred Pritchard, Jr.Small Business AdministrationSmartphonesSmith, Alfred EmmanuelSmith–Lever Act of 1914Smoot, ReedSocial DarwinismSocial GospelSocial MediaSocial Security Act of 1935Social Security AdministrationSocialismSocialist Labor PartySocialist Party of AmericaSoil Conservation Act of 1935Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936Southern Homestead Act of 1866Southern Pacific RailroadSouthern Tenant Farmers' UnionSpanish–American WarSpecial Committee on Farm TenancySpecie Circular of 1836Specie Resumption Act of 1875StagflationStaggers Rail Act of 1980Stanford, LelandSteagall, Henry BascomSteel Company Seizure of 1952Steel Strike of 1919Steinbeck, JohnStephens, Uriah SmithStock-Raising Homestead Act of 1916Stone, Harlan FiskeStone, Warren StanfordSubprime Mortgage CrisisSubsistence HomesteadsSubtreasury PlanSuburbsSunbeltSupply-Side EconomicsSweatshopSwift, Gustavus FranklinSwope, GerardSylvis, WilliamTaft, William HowardTaft–Hartley Act of 1947Taney, Roger BrookeTariff Commission Act of 1916Tariff of 1789Tariff of 1816Tariff of 1824Tariff of 1828Tariff of 1842Tax Payment Act of 1943Tax Reform Act of 1986Taylor, Frederick WinslowTaylor Grazing Act of 1934Tea Party MovementTeapot DomeTechnocracyTelecommutingTemporary Emergency Relief AdministrationTemporary National Economic CommitteeTennessee Valley AuthorityTextile Workers Union of AmericaThree-Fifths CompromiseTimber Culture Act of 1873Timber Cutting Act of 1878Total Quality ManagementTownsend, Francis EverettToxic Substances Control ActTrade DeficitTrade Expansion Act of 1962Trade Relations Council of the United StatesTrading with the Enemy Act of 1917Trans-Mississippi WestTransportation, Department ofTransportation Act of 1920Transportation Act of 1940Triangle Shirtwaist FireTriangular TradeTrickle-Down TheoryTroubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)Truman, Harry S.Truman DoctrineTrump, Donald JohnTrustTugwell, Rexford GuyTurnpikeUnderwood Tariff of 1913Unemployed CouncilsUnemployed LeaguesUnion Pacific RailroadUnited Automobile WorkersUnited Farm Workers UnionUnited Fruit CompanyUnited Mine WorkersUnited Rubber WorkersUnited States Chamber of CommerceUnited States Commercial CompanyUnited States Railroad AdministrationUnited States Steel CorporationUnited States v. Butler (297 U.S. 1)United States v. E. C. Knight Company (156 U.S. 1)United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Association (166 U.S. 290)United Steelworkers of AmericaVan Dyke, John WesleyVan Swearingen BrothersVanderbilt, CorneliusVanderbilt, Cornelius, IIIVeblen, Thorstein BundeVertical IntegrationVietnam WarWabash and Erie CanalWage Stabilization BoardWagner, Robert FerdinandWagner–Peyser ActWagner–Steagall Housing Act of 1937Walgreen, Charles RudolphWalker Tariff of 1846Wall StreetWallace, Henry AgardWalmartWaltham SystemWanamaker, JohnWar DebtsWar Finance CorporationWar Industries BoardWar Manpower CommissionWar of 1812War Production BoardWarburg, James PaulWarburg, Paul MoritzWard, Aaron MontgomeryWarner BrothersWarren, George FrederickWashington, Booker TaliferroWashington, GeorgeWatson, Thomas JohnWealth Tax Act of 1935Weaver, James BairdWebb–Pomerene Act of 1918Webster, DanielWeir, Ernest TenerWelfare Reform Act of 1996Wells Fargo BankWest Coast Hotel v. Parrish (300 U.S. 379)Westinghouse Electric CorporationWheat BeltWheat Controversy of 1972Wheeler, Burton KendallWheeler–Lea Act of 1938Whip Inflation NowWhiskey TaxWhite-CollarWhitney, EliWhitney, RichardWickham, Carl EricWiggin, Albert HenryWilbur, Ray Lyman"Wildcat Strike"Wilderness RoadWilson, Charles ErwinWilson, Milburn LincolnWilson, Thomas WoodrowWilson–Gorman Tariff of 1894Wisconsin IdeaWomen's Trade Union LeagueWood, Robert ElkingtonWoodruff, Robert WinshipWoodward, Ellen SullivanWork ReliefWorkers' CompensationWorkers' EducationWorkfareWorks Progress AdministrationWorld Trade Center and Pentagon AttacksWorld Trade Organization (WTO)World War IWorld War IIWrigley, William, Jr.Yahoo!Yellen, Janet LouiseYellow-Dog ContractYoung, Owen D.Young PlanZyngaChronology of U.S. Economic HistorySelected BibliographyIndex

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James S. Olson is Distinguished Professor of History at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.Abraham O. Mendoza is a scholar with expertise in modern European history, modern German history, U.S. history, Holocaust and comparative genocide studies, world history, and war studies.

• PrefaceAdair v. United States (208 U.S. 161)Adams, John QuincyAdamson ActAdams–Onís TreatyAddyston Pipe and Steel Company v. U.S. (175 U.S. 211)Adjusted Compensation Act of 1936Adkins v. Children's Hospital (261 U.S. 525)AdvertisingAffirmative ActionAffordable Care ActAfghanistan War and the War on TerrorAgency for International DevelopmentAgribusinessAgricultural Adjustment Act of 1933Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938Agricultural Adjustment AdministrationAgricultural Credits Act of 1923Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929Agricultural Marketing Agreement of 1937Agricultural RevolutionAgricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954Agriculture, Department ofAgriculture Act of 1948Agriculture Act of 1954Agriculture Act of 1970Agriculture Act of 1973Aid to Families with Dependent ChildrenAir Mail Act of 1925Air Mail Act of 1934Airline Deregulation Act of 1978Airline Pilots AssociationAlaska Commercial CompanyAlaska PipelineAldrich, Winthrop WilliamsAlliance for ProgressAltmeyer, Arthur JosephAmalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin WorkersAmalgamated Clothing Workers of AmericaAmazonAmerican Agricultural MovementAmerican Association for Old Age SecurityAmerican Association of Retired PersonsAmerican Bimetallic LeagueAmerican Colonization SocietyAmerican Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI)American Farm Bureau FederationAmerican Federation of LaborAmerican Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial OrganizationsAmerican Federation of TeachersAmerican Medical AssociationAmerican Motors CorporationAmerican Railway UnionAmerican RevolutionAmerican Stock ExchangeAmerican SystemAmerican Telephone and TelegraphAmericans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP)AmtrakAnnapolis ConventionAntitrustAppalachian Regional Development Act of 1965AppleArab Oil Embargo of 1973– 1974ArbitrageArmour, Philip Danforth"Arsenal of Democracy"Articles of ConfederationAshwander et al. v. Tennessee Valley Authority (297 U.S. 288)AssociationalismAssumption of State DebtsAstor, John JacobAstor, William VincentAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RailwayAtlantic Coast Line RailroadAtomic Energy Act of 1954AutomobileAwalt, Francis GloydBailey v. Drexel Furniture (259 U.S. 20)Baltimore & Ohio RailroadBank HolidayBank of AmericaBank of the United StatesBankhead Cotton Control Act of 1934Bankhead–Jones Farm Tenancy Act of 1937Banking Act of 1933Banking Act of 1935Barton, BruceBaruch, Bernard MannesBeard, Charles AustinBechtel, Stephen DavisonBeck, DavidBeef Trust CasesBeer Tax ActBell, Alexander GrahamBenefitsBering Sea ControversyBerle, Adolf AugustusBernanke, BenBerry, George LeonardBiddle, NicholasBimetallismBirdseye, ClarenceBitcoinBlack, Eugene RobertBlack, John DonaldBlack BeltBlack Codes"Black Monday""Black Monday""Black Thursday""Black Tuesday"Bland, Richard ParksBlue-CollarBoeing, William EdwardBoll WeevilBolshevismBonneville Power AdministrationBonus ArmyBorden, GailBoston Police Strike of 1919Boston Tea Party of 1773Boyer, JosephBoyle, William AnthonyBracerosBrain TrustBrandeis, Louis DembitzBreadlinesBretton Woods ConferenceBrook FarmBrookings, Robert SomersBrookings InstitutionBrotherhood of Sleeping Car PortersBrown, Harvey WinfieldBryan, William JenningsBryce, JamesBucareli Agreement of 1923Buckmaster, Leland StanfordBudget and Accounting Act of 1921BuffaloBuffett, WarrenBulkeley, Morgan GardnerBull MarketBurlington Northern RailroadBurns, Arthur FrankBush, George H. W.Bush, George W.Business Advisory CouncilBusiness Conferences of 1929Business Cycle CommitteeBusiness–Industry Political Action CommitteeButterfield, JohnCapone, AlphonseCapper, ArthurCapper–Tincher Act of 1921Capper–Volstead Act of 1922Carey Act of 1894Carnegie, AndrewCarrier, Willis HavilandCarson, RachelCarter, JimmyCarter v. Carter Coal Company (298 U.S. 238)Cato InstituteCeller–Kefauver Act of 1950Central Pacific RailroadChamber of CommerceChandler, HarryChandler Act of 1938Chapin, Roy Dikeman, Jr.Chase Manhattan BankChavez, Cesar EstradaChesapeake and Delaware CanalChesapeake and Ohio CanalChesapeake & Ohio RailwayChester, Colby MitchellChevronChicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadChicago & North Western RailwayChild LaborChinese Exclusion Act of 1882Chisholm TrailChrysler, Walter PercyChrysler CorporationCigarmakers' International Union of AmericaCitizens' Reconstruction OrganizationCivil Aeronautics Act of 1938Civil Aeronautics BoardCivil Rights Act of 1964Civil Rights MovementCivil WarCivil Works AdministrationCivilian Conservation CorpsClark, Joshua Reuben, Jr.Clay, HenryClayton, William LockhartClayton Antitrust Act of 1914Clean Air Act of 1970Cleveland, Stephen GroverClinton, BillClosed ShopClub of RomeCoal Arbitration BoardCoal Strike of 1919Coffin, Howard EarleCohen, Benjamin VictorCoinage Act of 1792Coinage Act of 1834Coin's Financial SchoolCold WarColumbia River Basin Anti-Speculation Act of 1937Commerce, Department ofCommittee for Economic DevelopmentCommittee for the NationCommittee of Forty-EightCommittee on Economic SecurityCommodity Credit CorporationCommodity DollarCommodity Exchange Act of 1936Commons, John RogersCommunications Workers of AmericaCompany UnionComparable WorthCompromise of 1850Comstock LodeConference for Progressive Political ActionConglomerateCongress of Industrial OrganizationsConnally Act of 1935ConocoPhillipsConrailConservation of Fish Act of 1934Consortium Chinese Loan of 1911Constitutional ConventionConsumer Federation of AmericaConsumer RightsCooke, JayCorcoran, Thomas GardinerCorn BeltCorporate Bankruptcy Act of 1934CorporationCotton BeltCouncil of Economic AdvisersCouncil of Energy Resource TribesCowboyCoxey's ArmyCrash of 1929Crash of 1987Credit CardsCredit MobilierCredit UnionsCrime of 1873Crocker, CharlesCroly, Herbert David"Cross of Gold Speech"CrowdsourcingCrude Oil Windfall Profits Tax ActCubaCummings, Walter J.Currie, LauchlinCurtis, Cyrus Hermann KotzschmarDanbury Hatters Case (208 U.S. 274)Dartmouth College v. Woodward (4 Wheaton 122)Davis, Hal C.Davis, James JohnDavis, John WilliamDawes, Charles GatesDawes PlanDawes Severalty Act of 1887Day, DorothyDeBow, James Dunwoody BrownsonDebs, Eugene VictorDeere, JohnDefense Plant CorporationDefense Supplies CorporationDelaware and Hudson CanalDelaware and Raritan CanalDeposit Act of 1836Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980Depression of 1893Depression of 1920–1921DeregulationDesert Land Act of 1877DeskillingDewson, Mary WilliamsDingley Tariff of 1897Doak, William NucklesDodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ActDodge, William EarlDoheny, EdwardDoherty, Henry LathamDollar DiplomacyDorrance, John ThompsonDot-com BubbleDouglas, Donald WillsDouglas, Lewis WilliamDouglas, William OrvilleDow, Herbert HenryDow Jones Industrial AverageDownsizingDred Scott v. Sandford (19 Howard 393, 1857)Dryden, John Fairfielddu Pont, Pierre SamuelDubinsky, DavidDuke, James BuchananDuplex Printing Press Company v. Deering (254 U.S. 443)Durant, William CrapoDust BowlEastman, GeorgeEastman, Joseph BartlettE-commerceEconomic Opportunity Act of 1964Economy Act of 1933Edison, Thomas AlvaElection of 1800Election of 1828Election of 1896Election of 1912Election of 1924Election of 1928Election of 1932Election of 1964Election of 1980Election of 1992Election of 2000Election of 2008Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965Elkins Act of 1903Ely, Richard T.Emancipation ProclamationEmbargo Act of 1807Embargo Act of 1812Emergency Banking Act of 1933Emergency Credits Act of 1921Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933Emergency Feed Grain Act of 1961Emergency Quota Act of 1921Emergency Railroad Transportation Act of 1933Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932Emergency Relief Appropriation ActsEmergency Tariff Act of 1921Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974Employment Act of 1946End Poverty in CaliforniaEnergy, Department ofEnergy CrisisEnronEnvironmental MovementEnvironmental Policy Act of 1969Environmental Protection AgencyEqual Employment Opportunity Commission"Equal Pay for Equal Work"Equal Rights AmendmentErdman Arbitration Act of 1898Erie CanalEssex DecisionEuropean Union"Ever-Normal Granary"Export–Debenture PlanExport–Import BankExxon MobilFacebookFair DealFair Employment Practices CommissionFair Labor Standards Act of 1938Farm Act of 1981Farm BlocFarm Credit Act of 1933Farm Credit Act of 1971Farm Credit AdministrationFarm Labor Supply Act of 1943Farm Security AdministrationFarmer–Labor PartyFarmers' AlliancesFarmers Home AdministrationFeatherbeddingFederal Aid Road Act of 1916Federal Anti–Price Discrimination Act of 1936Federal Aviation AdministrationFederal BudgetFederal Communications CommissionFederal Crop Insurance Act of 1938Federal Defense SpendingFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationFederal Emergency Relief AdministrationFederal Farm Bankruptcy Act of 1934Federal Farm BoardFederal Farm Loan Act of 1916Federal Highway Act of 1921Federal Highway AdministrationFederal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932Federal Housing AdministrationFederal Intermediate Credit Bank SystemFederal Maritime CommissionFederal National Mortgage AssociationFederal Open Market CommitteeFederal Power CommissionFederal Radio CommissionFederal Reserve SystemFederal Savings and Loan Insurance CorporationFederal Surplus Relief CorporationFederal Trade CommissionFederal Workmen's Compensation Act of 1916Federalist PartyFirestone, Harvey SamuelFisher, Frederick JohnFisher, IrvingFisk, JamesFitzgerald, AlbertFitzsimmons, Frank EdwardFletcher v. Peck (6 Cranch 87, 1810)Florida BoomFood AdministrationFood and Agriculture Act of 1962Food and Agriculture Act of 1965Food and Drug AdministrationFood Control Act of 1917Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938Food for Peace Act of 1965Food Production Act of 1917Food Stamp Act of 1964Forbes, John MurrayForbes, MalcolmFord, GeraldFord, HenryFord, Henry, IIFord Motor CompanyFordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922Foreign Miners Act of 1850Foster, William ZebulonFourteenth AmendmentFox, WilliamFraser, Douglas Andrew"Free Ships, Free Goods"Free SilverFree-Soil PartyFree TradeFreedmen's Bureau"Freedom of the Seas"Frick, Henry ClayFriedman, MiltonFrontierFuel EfficiencyFugitive Slave Act of 1850Fuller, Alfred CarlFulton, RobertFunding the National DebtGadsden PurchaseGalbraith, John KennethGallatin, Abraham Alfonse AlbertGarvey, Marcus MosiahGary, Elbert HenryGates, BillGeneen, Harold SydneyGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)General Electric CorporationGeneral Motors CorporationGeneral Survey Act of 1824GentrificationGeorge, HenryGerber, Daniel Frank, Jr.Getty, Jean PaulG.I. Bill of RightsGiannini, Amadeo PeterGibbons v. Ogden (9 Wheaton 1)Gilded AgeGilman, Charlotte PerkinsGimbel, BernardGirdler, Tom MercerGlass, CarterGlass–Steagall Act of 1932Global WarmingGlobalizationGold Reserve Act of 1934Gold RushGold Standard Act of 1900Goldman, EmmaGoldwater, Barry MorrisGompers, SamuelGood Neighbor PolicyGoodnight, CharlesGoodyear, CharlesGoogleGordy, Berry, Jr.Gorman, Frank J.Gould, JayGrace, Eugene GiffordGrace, William RussellGraduation Act of 1854Granger LawsGrant, William ThomasGreat DepressionGreat Northern RailwayGreat RecessionGreat SocietyGreen, WilliamGreenback PartyGreenback–Labor PartyGreenspan, AlanGreen TechnologyGriffith, David Lewelyn WarkGroup of Eight (G-8)Guggenheim, DavidHall, Joyce ClydeHamilton, AlexanderHammer, ArmandHammer v. Dagenhart (247 U.S. 251)Hansen, AlvinHard MoneyHarriman, Edward HenryHarrington, MichaelHarris Treaty of 1858Harrison, GeorgeHartford, George HuntingtonHartford ConventionHatch Act of 1887HawaiiHawaiian Reciprocity Treaty of 1875Hawley–Smoot TariffHay, John MiltonHaymarketHaywood, William DudleyHearst, William RandolphHeinz, Henry JohnHeller, WalterHepburn Act of 1906Heritage FoundationHigh-Performance Computing Act of 1991Hill, George WashingtonHill, James JeromeHillman, SidneyHillquit, MorrisHilton, Conrad NicholsonHoffa, James RiddleHolding CompanyHolmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.Home Owners' Loan CorporationHomestead ActHomestead Strike of 1892Hoover, Herbert ClarkHoover, Herbert WilliamHoover DamHoover MoratoriumHoovervillesHopkins, Harry L.Hopkins, MarkHorizontal IntegrationHousing Act of 1954Hughes, Charles EvansHughes, Howard Robard, Jr.Hull, CordellHumphrey, William Ewart"Hundred Days"Hunt, Haroldson LafayetteHuntington, Collis PotterHurricane KatrinaHydraulic Fracturing (Fracking)Iacocca, LeeIllinois and Michigan CanalIllinois Central RailroadImmigrationImmigration Act of 1924ImperialismImpressmentIn re Debs (158 U.S. 564)Income TaxIndependent TreasuryIndian Removal Act of 1830Indian Reorganization Act of 1934Industrial Workers of the WorldInformation RevolutionIngersoll, Robert StephenInjunctionsInstallment BuyingInsull, SamuelInter-American Development BankInterlocking DirectoratesInternal ImprovementsInternational Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentInternational Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersInternational Brotherhood of TeamstersInternational Business MachinesInternational Labor OrganizationInternational Ladies' Garment Workers UnionInternational Longshoremen's AssociationInternational Monetary FundInternational Telephone and TelegraphInternetInterstate and Defense Highway System Act of 1956Interstate Commerce CommissionInvestment Advisers Act of 1940Investment Company Act of 1940Iraq WarJackson, AndrewJay's Treaty of 1794Jefferson, ThomasJim CrowJob CorpsJobs, SteveJohnson, Hiram WarrenJohnson, Lyndon BainesJoint Stock CompanyJones, Jesse HolmanJones, Mary HarrisJones–Connally Farm Relief Act of 1934Jones–Costigan Sugar Act of 1934Kaiser, Henry JohnKanagawa, Treaty ofKeith, Minor CooperKelley, FlorenceKelley, Oliver HudsonKellogg, Will KeithKennedy, John FitzgeraldKennedy RoundKeynes, John Maynard"King Cotton"Knights of LaborKnox, Philander ChaseKnudsen, WilliamKorean WarKraft, James LewisKresge, Sebastian SperingKroc, RayKrugman, PaulKuhn, MaggieLa Follette, Robert MarionLa Follette, Robert Marion, Jr.Labor, Department ofLabor's League for Political EducationLaffer, ArthurLaissez-FaireLamont, Thomas WilliamLand, Emory ScottLand Act of 1796Land Act of 1800Land Act of 1820Land Management, Bureau ofLand Ordinance of 1785Landrum–Griffin Act of 1959Lane, DennisLathrop, JuliaLausanne Conference of 1932Legal Tender Act of 1862Legge, AlexanderLend–LeaseLever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917Lewis, John LlewellynLewis and Clark ExpeditionLiberalism, ClassicalLibertarianismLiberty Loan Act of 1917Lincoln, AbrahamLitton IndustriesLobbyingLochner v. New York (198 U.S. 45)LockoutLodge CorollaryLoew, MarcusLondon Economic Conference of 1933Louisiana PurchaseLowell, Francis CabotMacon's BillsMacy, Rowland H.Madison, JamesMahan, Alfred ThayerManhattan ProjectManifest DestinyMann–Elkins Act of 1910Marcy–Elgin Treaty of 1854Margin BuyingMarket RevolutionMarriott, John WillardMarshall, JohnMarshall PlanMartin, Warren HomerMass ProductionMayer, Louis BurtMaysville RoadMaytag, Frederick LewisMcCormick, Cyrus HallMcKinley, WilliamMcKinley Tariff Act of 1890McNary–Haugen PlanM'Culloch v. MarylandMeans, Gardiner CoitMeany, GeorgeMeat Inspection Act of 1906MedicareMellon, Andrew WilliamMercantilismMerchant Marine Act of 1920Merchant Marine Act of 1936Meriam ReportMesabi RangeMetals Reserve CompanyMexican CessionMexican WarMeyer, Eugene, Jr.MicrosoftMilitary–Industrial ComplexMiller–Tydings Act of 1937Mills, Ogden LivingstonMines, Bureau ofMinimum WageMissouri CompromiseMissouri Pacific RailroadMitchell, Charles EdwinMitchell, JohnMolly MaguiresMonetary Act of 1939Monroe DoctrineMonsantoMorgan, John PierpontMorgan, John Pierpont, Jr.Morgenthau, Henry, Jr.Morgenthau PlanMorrill Act of 1862Morrill Tariff Act of 1861Morrow, Dwight WhitneyMorse, Samuel Finley Breese"Most-Favored-Nation"Motor Carrier Act of 1935Motor Carrier Act of 1980MuckrakersMuller v. Oregon (208 U.S. 412)Multinational CorporationMunicipal Bankruptcy Act of 1934Murray, PhilipNader, RalphNASDAQNational Aeronautic and Space AdministrationNational Alliance of BusinessmenNational Association of ManufacturersNational Banking Act of 1864National Child Labor CommitteeNational Civic FederationNational Credit CorporationNational DebtNational Defense Education Act of 1958National Economic and Social Planning AssociationNational Economic AssociationNational Environmental Policy Act of 1970National Farmers OrganizationNational Farmers' UnionNational Foreign Trade CouncilNational GrangeNational Housing Act of 1934National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933National Labor Relations Act of 1935National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (301 U.S. 1)National Labor UnionNational Organization for WomenNational Recovery AdministrationNational Resources Planning BoardNational RoadNational Small Business Men's AssociationNational Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966National War Labor BoardNational Youth AdministrationNeoliberalismNeutralityNeutrality ActsNew ConsortiumNew DealNew DemocratsNew Economic PolicyNew FreedomNew NationalismNew SouthNew York Central RailroadNew York Stock ExchangeNewlands Reclamation Act of 1902Nixon, Richard MilhousNixonomicsNoble, Edward JohnNon-Importation Act of 1806Non-Intercourse Act of 1809Non-Partisan LeagueNonprofit Organizations"Normalcy"Norquist, GroverNorris, George WilliamNorris–La Guardia Labor Relations Act of 1932North American Free Trade AgreementNorthern Pacific RailwayNorthern Securities CompanyNorthwest OrdinanceNuclear Regulatory CommissionNye, Gerald PrenticeObama, BarackOcala PlatformOccupational Safety and Health Act of 1970Office of Management and BudgetOffice of Price AdministrationOffshoringOhio and Erie CanalOil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union"Okies"Online EducationOpen Door PolicyOpen ShopOregon TrailOregon Treaty of 1846Organization of American StatesOrganization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesOutsourcingOwen, Robert DalePackers and Stockyards Act of 1921Paley, William SamuelPanama Canal ZonePanama Refining Company v. RyanPanic of 1819Panic of 1837Panic of 1857Panic of 1873Panic of 1907ParityPatman, WrightPatterson, John HenryPatterson, William AllenPayne–Aldrich Tariff of 1909Peace CorpsPecora, FerdinandPeek, George NelsonPendleton Act of 1883Penney, James CashPennsylvania CanalPennsylvania RailroadPerkins, FrancesPerkins, George W.Perot, Henry RossPerry, Matthew CalbraithPersian Gulf WarPfizerPhelps, Anson GreenePhillips, FrankPieceworkPinchot, GiffordPinckney's Treaty of 1795Pink CollarPlanned ObsolescencePlatt AmendmentPlumb PlanPolk, James KnoxPony ExpressPoolsPopulist PartyPotofsky, Jacob SamuelPowderly, Terence VincentPreemption Act of 1841President's Organization on Unemployment ReliefProfessionalizationProgressive MovementProhibitionProtective LegislationPublic Debt Act of 1941Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935Pueblo Land Act of 1924Pujo CommitteePullman StrikePure Food and Drug Act of 1906Putting-Out SystemQuitrentRadioRailroad BrotherhoodsRailroad Land GrantsRailroad Retirement Act of 1934Railroad Retirement Act of 1937Railroad Strike of 1877Railroad Strike of 1922Railway Labor Act of 1926Railway Labor Act of 1934Rand CorporationRandolph, Asa PhilipRaskob, John Jacob"Reading Formula"Reagan, RonaldReaganomicsRebateRecession of 1937–1938Recession of 1982Recession of 1991Recession of 2002–2003Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934Reclamation, Bureau ofReclamation Project Act of 1939ReconstructionReconstruction Finance CorporationReparationsReport on ManufacturesReport on the Public CreditResearch and Development (R&D)Resettlement AdministrationReuther, Walter PhilipRevenue Act of 1861Revenue Act of 1864Revenue Act of 1921Revenue Act of 1924Revenue Act of 1932Revenue Act of 1935Revenue Act of 1940Revenue Act of 1964Revenue Act of 1971Revenue-SharingReynolds, Richard Joshua"Right-to-Work"Roaring TwentiesRobber BaronsRockefeller, John DavisonRockefeller, John Davison, Jr.Roosevelt, Anna EleanorRoosevelt, Franklin DelanoRoosevelt, TheodoreRoosevelt CorollaryRoosevelt–Litvinov Agreements of 1933Rosenwald, JuliusRosie the RiveterRostow, Walt WhitmanRubber Reserve CompanyRural Electrification AdministrationRural Free DeliveryRussian American CompanyRust BeltRyan, John AugustineSachs, SamuelSafety ValveSt. Lawrence SeawaySanders, HarlandSanta Fe TrailSarnoff, DavidSavings and Loan CrisisScabSchechter Poultry Corporation v. United States (295 U.S. 495)Schwab, Charles MichaelSeaboard Air Line RailroadSears, Roebuck and CompanySeattle General Strike of 1919Second Bank of the United StatesSecurities Act of 1933Securities and Exchange CommissionSecurities Exchange Act of 1934Securities Investor Protection CorporationService IndustryShare Our Wealth MovementSharecropperShays's RebellionSheppard–Towner Act of 1921Sherman, JohnSherman Antitrust Act of 1890Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890Shipping Act of 1984Silicon ValleySilver Act of 1963Silver DemocratsSilver Purchase Act of 1934Silver Republican PartySinclair, Upton BeallSingle Tax MovementSit-Down StrikeSlaughterhouse CasesSlave TradeSlaverySloan, Alfred Pritchard, Jr.Small Business AdministrationSmartphonesSmith, Alfred EmmanuelSmith–Lever Act of 1914Smoot, ReedSocial DarwinismSocial GospelSocial MediaSocial Security Act of 1935Social Security AdministrationSocialismSocialist Labor PartySocialist Party of AmericaSoil Conservation Act of 1935Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936Southern Homestead Act of 1866Southern Pacific RailroadSouthern Tenant Farmers' UnionSpanish–American WarSpecial Committee on Farm TenancySpecie Circular of 1836Specie Resumption Act of 1875StagflationStaggers Rail Act of 1980Stanford, LelandSteagall, Henry BascomSteel Company Seizure of 1952Steel Strike of 1919Steinbeck, JohnStephens, Uriah SmithStock-Raising Homestead Act of 1916Stone, Harlan FiskeStone, Warren StanfordSubprime Mortgage CrisisSubsistence HomesteadsSubtreasury PlanSuburbsSunbeltSupply-Side EconomicsSweatshopSwift, Gustavus FranklinSwope, GerardSylvis, WilliamTaft, William HowardTaft–Hartley Act of 1947Taney, Roger BrookeTariff Commission Act of 1916Tariff of 1789Tariff of 1816Tariff of 1824Tariff of 1828Tariff of 1842Tax Payment Act of 1943Tax Reform Act of 1986Taylor, Frederick WinslowTaylor Grazing Act of 1934Tea Party MovementTeapot DomeTechnocracyTelecommutingTemporary Emergency Relief AdministrationTemporary National Economic CommitteeTennessee Valley AuthorityTextile Workers Union of AmericaThree-Fifths CompromiseTimber Culture Act of 1873Timber Cutting Act of 1878Total Quality ManagementTownsend, Francis EverettToxic Substances Control ActTrade DeficitTrade Expansion Act of 1962Trade Relations Council of the United StatesTrading with the Enemy Act of 1917Trans-Mississippi WestTransportation, Department ofTransportation Act of 1920Transportation Act of 1940Triangle Shirtwaist FireTriangular TradeTrickle-Down TheoryTroubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)Truman, Harry S.Truman DoctrineTrump, Donald JohnTrustTugwell, Rexford GuyTurnpikeUnderwood Tariff of 1913Unemployed CouncilsUnemployed LeaguesUnion Pacific RailroadUnited Automobile WorkersUnited Farm Workers UnionUnited Fruit CompanyUnited Mine WorkersUnited Rubber WorkersUnited States Chamber of CommerceUnited States Commercial CompanyUnited States Railroad AdministrationUnited States Steel CorporationUnited States v. Butler (297 U.S. 1)United States v. E. C. Knight Company (156 U.S. 1)United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Association (166 U.S. 290)United Steelworkers of AmericaVan Dyke, John WesleyVan Swearingen BrothersVanderbilt, CorneliusVanderbilt, Cornelius, IIIVeblen, Thorstein BundeVertical IntegrationVietnam WarWabash and Erie CanalWage Stabilization BoardWagner, Robert FerdinandWagner–Peyser ActWagner–Steagall Housing Act of 1937Walgreen, Charles RudolphWalker Tariff of 1846Wall StreetWallace, Henry AgardWalmartWaltham SystemWanamaker, JohnWar DebtsWar Finance CorporationWar Industries BoardWar Manpower CommissionWar of 1812War Production BoardWarburg, James PaulWarburg, Paul MoritzWard, Aaron MontgomeryWarner BrothersWarren, George FrederickWashington, Booker TaliferroWashington, GeorgeWatson, Thomas JohnWealth Tax Act of 1935Weaver, James BairdWebb–Pomerene Act of 1918Webster, DanielWeir, Ernest TenerWelfare Reform Act of 1996Wells Fargo BankWest Coast Hotel v. Parrish (300 U.S. 379)Westinghouse Electric CorporationWheat BeltWheat Controversy of 1972Wheeler, Burton KendallWheeler–Lea Act of 1938Whip Inflation NowWhiskey TaxWhite-CollarWhitney, EliWhitney, RichardWickham, Carl EricWiggin, Albert HenryWilbur, Ray Lyman"Wildcat Strike"Wilderness RoadWilson, Charles ErwinWilson, Milburn LincolnWilson, Thomas WoodrowWilson–Gorman Tariff of 1894Wisconsin IdeaWomen's Trade Union LeagueWood, Robert ElkingtonWoodruff, Robert WinshipWoodward, Ellen SullivanWork ReliefWorkers' CompensationWorkers' EducationWorkfareWorks Progress AdministrationWorld Trade Center and Pentagon AttacksWorld Trade Organization (WTO)World War IWorld War IIWrigley, William, Jr.Yahoo!Yellen, Janet LouiseYellow-Dog ContractYoung, Owen D.Young PlanZyngaChronology of U.S. Economic HistorySelected BibliographyIndex

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James S. Olson is Distinguished Professor of History at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.Abraham O. Mendoza is a scholar with expertise in modern European history, modern German history, U.S. history, Holocaust and comparative genocide studies, world history, and war studies.

• PrefaceAdair v. United States (208 U.S. 161)Adams, John QuincyAdamson ActAdams–Onís TreatyAddyston Pipe and Steel Company v. U.S. (175 U.S. 211)Adjusted Compensation Act of 1936Adkins v. Children's Hospital (261 U.S. 525)AdvertisingAffirmative ActionAffordable Care ActAfghanistan War and the War on TerrorAgency for International DevelopmentAgribusinessAgricultural Adjustment Act of 1933Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938Agricultural Adjustment AdministrationAgricultural Credits Act of 1923Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929Agricultural Marketing Agreement of 1937Agricultural RevolutionAgricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954Agriculture, Department ofAgriculture Act of 1948Agriculture Act of 1954Agriculture Act of 1970Agriculture Act of 1973Aid to Families with Dependent ChildrenAir Mail Act of 1925Air Mail Act of 1934Airline Deregulation Act of 1978Airline Pilots AssociationAlaska Commercial CompanyAlaska PipelineAldrich, Winthrop WilliamsAlliance for ProgressAltmeyer, Arthur JosephAmalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin WorkersAmalgamated Clothing Workers of AmericaAmazonAmerican Agricultural MovementAmerican Association for Old Age SecurityAmerican Association of Retired PersonsAmerican Bimetallic LeagueAmerican Colonization SocietyAmerican Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI)American Farm Bureau FederationAmerican Federation of LaborAmerican Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial OrganizationsAmerican Federation of TeachersAmerican Medical AssociationAmerican Motors CorporationAmerican Railway UnionAmerican RevolutionAmerican Stock ExchangeAmerican SystemAmerican Telephone and TelegraphAmericans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP)AmtrakAnnapolis ConventionAntitrustAppalachian Regional Development Act of 1965AppleArab Oil Embargo of 1973– 1974ArbitrageArmour, Philip Danforth"Arsenal of Democracy"Articles of ConfederationAshwander et al. v. Tennessee Valley Authority (297 U.S. 288)AssociationalismAssumption of State DebtsAstor, John JacobAstor, William VincentAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RailwayAtlantic Coast Line RailroadAtomic Energy Act of 1954AutomobileAwalt, Francis GloydBailey v. Drexel Furniture (259 U.S. 20)Baltimore & Ohio RailroadBank HolidayBank of AmericaBank of the United StatesBankhead Cotton Control Act of 1934Bankhead–Jones Farm Tenancy Act of 1937Banking Act of 1933Banking Act of 1935Barton, BruceBaruch, Bernard MannesBeard, Charles AustinBechtel, Stephen DavisonBeck, DavidBeef Trust CasesBeer Tax ActBell, Alexander GrahamBenefitsBering Sea ControversyBerle, Adolf AugustusBernanke, BenBerry, George LeonardBiddle, NicholasBimetallismBirdseye, ClarenceBitcoinBlack, Eugene RobertBlack, John DonaldBlack BeltBlack Codes"Black Monday""Black Monday""Black Thursday""Black Tuesday"Bland, Richard ParksBlue-CollarBoeing, William EdwardBoll WeevilBolshevismBonneville Power AdministrationBonus ArmyBorden, GailBoston Police Strike of 1919Boston Tea Party of 1773Boyer, JosephBoyle, William AnthonyBracerosBrain TrustBrandeis, Louis DembitzBreadlinesBretton Woods ConferenceBrook FarmBrookings, Robert SomersBrookings InstitutionBrotherhood of Sleeping Car PortersBrown, Harvey WinfieldBryan, William JenningsBryce, JamesBucareli Agreement of 1923Buckmaster, Leland StanfordBudget and Accounting Act of 1921BuffaloBuffett, WarrenBulkeley, Morgan GardnerBull MarketBurlington Northern RailroadBurns, Arthur FrankBush, George H. W.Bush, George W.Business Advisory CouncilBusiness Conferences of 1929Business Cycle CommitteeBusiness–Industry Political Action CommitteeButterfield, JohnCapone, AlphonseCapper, ArthurCapper–Tincher Act of 1921Capper–Volstead Act of 1922Carey Act of 1894Carnegie, AndrewCarrier, Willis HavilandCarson, RachelCarter, JimmyCarter v. Carter Coal Company (298 U.S. 238)Cato InstituteCeller–Kefauver Act of 1950Central Pacific RailroadChamber of CommerceChandler, HarryChandler Act of 1938Chapin, Roy Dikeman, Jr.Chase Manhattan BankChavez, Cesar EstradaChesapeake and Delaware CanalChesapeake and Ohio CanalChesapeake & Ohio RailwayChester, Colby MitchellChevronChicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadChicago & North Western RailwayChild LaborChinese Exclusion Act of 1882Chisholm TrailChrysler, Walter PercyChrysler CorporationCigarmakers' International Union of AmericaCitizens' Reconstruction OrganizationCivil Aeronautics Act of 1938Civil Aeronautics BoardCivil Rights Act of 1964Civil Rights MovementCivil WarCivil Works AdministrationCivilian Conservation CorpsClark, Joshua Reuben, Jr.Clay, HenryClayton, William LockhartClayton Antitrust Act of 1914Clean Air Act of 1970Cleveland, Stephen GroverClinton, BillClosed ShopClub of RomeCoal Arbitration BoardCoal Strike of 1919Coffin, Howard EarleCohen, Benjamin VictorCoinage Act of 1792Coinage Act of 1834Coin's Financial SchoolCold WarColumbia River Basin Anti-Speculation Act of 1937Commerce, Department ofCommittee for Economic DevelopmentCommittee for the NationCommittee of Forty-EightCommittee on Economic SecurityCommodity Credit CorporationCommodity DollarCommodity Exchange Act of 1936Commons, John RogersCommunications Workers of AmericaCompany UnionComparable WorthCompromise of 1850Comstock LodeConference for Progressive Political ActionConglomerateCongress of Industrial OrganizationsConnally Act of 1935ConocoPhillipsConrailConservation of Fish Act of 1934Consortium Chinese Loan of 1911Constitutional ConventionConsumer Federation of AmericaConsumer RightsCooke, JayCorcoran, Thomas GardinerCorn BeltCorporate Bankruptcy Act of 1934CorporationCotton BeltCouncil of Economic AdvisersCouncil of Energy Resource TribesCowboyCoxey's ArmyCrash of 1929Crash of 1987Credit CardsCredit MobilierCredit UnionsCrime of 1873Crocker, CharlesCroly, Herbert David"Cross of Gold Speech"CrowdsourcingCrude Oil Windfall Profits Tax ActCubaCummings, Walter J.Currie, LauchlinCurtis, Cyrus Hermann KotzschmarDanbury Hatters Case (208 U.S. 274)Dartmouth College v. Woodward (4 Wheaton 122)Davis, Hal C.Davis, James JohnDavis, John WilliamDawes, Charles GatesDawes PlanDawes Severalty Act of 1887Day, DorothyDeBow, James Dunwoody BrownsonDebs, Eugene VictorDeere, JohnDefense Plant CorporationDefense Supplies CorporationDelaware and Hudson CanalDelaware and Raritan CanalDeposit Act of 1836Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980Depression of 1893Depression of 1920–1921DeregulationDesert Land Act of 1877DeskillingDewson, Mary WilliamsDingley Tariff of 1897Doak, William NucklesDodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ActDodge, William EarlDoheny, EdwardDoherty, Henry LathamDollar DiplomacyDorrance, John ThompsonDot-com BubbleDouglas, Donald WillsDouglas, Lewis WilliamDouglas, William OrvilleDow, Herbert HenryDow Jones Industrial AverageDownsizingDred Scott v. Sandford (19 Howard 393, 1857)Dryden, John Fairfielddu Pont, Pierre SamuelDubinsky, DavidDuke, James BuchananDuplex Printing Press Company v. Deering (254 U.S. 443)Durant, William CrapoDust BowlEastman, GeorgeEastman, Joseph BartlettE-commerceEconomic Opportunity Act of 1964Economy Act of 1933Edison, Thomas AlvaElection of 1800Election of 1828Election of 1896Election of 1912Election of 1924Election of 1928Election of 1932Election of 1964Election of 1980Election of 1992Election of 2000Election of 2008Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965Elkins Act of 1903Ely, Richard T.Emancipation ProclamationEmbargo Act of 1807Embargo Act of 1812Emergency Banking Act of 1933Emergency Credits Act of 1921Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933Emergency Feed Grain Act of 1961Emergency Quota Act of 1921Emergency Railroad Transportation Act of 1933Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932Emergency Relief Appropriation ActsEmergency Tariff Act of 1921Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974Employment Act of 1946End Poverty in CaliforniaEnergy, Department ofEnergy CrisisEnronEnvironmental MovementEnvironmental Policy Act of 1969Environmental Protection AgencyEqual Employment Opportunity Commission"Equal Pay for Equal Work"Equal Rights AmendmentErdman Arbitration Act of 1898Erie CanalEssex DecisionEuropean Union"Ever-Normal Granary"Export–Debenture PlanExport–Import BankExxon MobilFacebookFair DealFair Employment Practices CommissionFair Labor Standards Act of 1938Farm Act of 1981Farm BlocFarm Credit Act of 1933Farm Credit Act of 1971Farm Credit AdministrationFarm Labor Supply Act of 1943Farm Security AdministrationFarmer–Labor PartyFarmers' AlliancesFarmers Home AdministrationFeatherbeddingFederal Aid Road Act of 1916Federal Anti–Price Discrimination Act of 1936Federal Aviation AdministrationFederal BudgetFederal Communications CommissionFederal Crop Insurance Act of 1938Federal Defense SpendingFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationFederal Emergency Relief AdministrationFederal Farm Bankruptcy Act of 1934Federal Farm BoardFederal Farm Loan Act of 1916Federal Highway Act of 1921Federal Highway AdministrationFederal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932Federal Housing AdministrationFederal Intermediate Credit Bank SystemFederal Maritime CommissionFederal National Mortgage AssociationFederal Open Market CommitteeFederal Power CommissionFederal Radio CommissionFederal Reserve SystemFederal Savings and Loan Insurance CorporationFederal Surplus Relief CorporationFederal Trade CommissionFederal Workmen's Compensation Act of 1916Federalist PartyFirestone, Harvey SamuelFisher, Frederick JohnFisher, IrvingFisk, JamesFitzgerald, AlbertFitzsimmons, Frank EdwardFletcher v. Peck (6 Cranch 87, 1810)Florida BoomFood AdministrationFood and Agriculture Act of 1962Food and Agriculture Act of 1965Food and Drug AdministrationFood Control Act of 1917Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938Food for Peace Act of 1965Food Production Act of 1917Food Stamp Act of 1964Forbes, John MurrayForbes, MalcolmFord, GeraldFord, HenryFord, Henry, IIFord Motor CompanyFordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922Foreign Miners Act of 1850Foster, William ZebulonFourteenth AmendmentFox, WilliamFraser, Douglas Andrew"Free Ships, Free Goods"Free SilverFree-Soil PartyFree TradeFreedmen's Bureau"Freedom of the Seas"Frick, Henry ClayFriedman, MiltonFrontierFuel EfficiencyFugitive Slave Act of 1850Fuller, Alfred CarlFulton, RobertFunding the National DebtGadsden PurchaseGalbraith, John KennethGallatin, Abraham Alfonse AlbertGarvey, Marcus MosiahGary, Elbert HenryGates, BillGeneen, Harold SydneyGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)General Electric CorporationGeneral Motors CorporationGeneral Survey Act of 1824GentrificationGeorge, HenryGerber, Daniel Frank, Jr.Getty, Jean PaulG.I. Bill of RightsGiannini, Amadeo PeterGibbons v. Ogden (9 Wheaton 1)Gilded AgeGilman, Charlotte PerkinsGimbel, BernardGirdler, Tom MercerGlass, CarterGlass–Steagall Act of 1932Global WarmingGlobalizationGold Reserve Act of 1934Gold RushGold Standard Act of 1900Goldman, EmmaGoldwater, Barry MorrisGompers, SamuelGood Neighbor PolicyGoodnight, CharlesGoodyear, CharlesGoogleGordy, Berry, Jr.Gorman, Frank J.Gould, JayGrace, Eugene GiffordGrace, William RussellGraduation Act of 1854Granger LawsGrant, William ThomasGreat DepressionGreat Northern RailwayGreat RecessionGreat SocietyGreen, WilliamGreenback PartyGreenback–Labor PartyGreenspan, AlanGreen TechnologyGriffith, David Lewelyn WarkGroup of Eight (G-8)Guggenheim, DavidHall, Joyce ClydeHamilton, AlexanderHammer, ArmandHammer v. Dagenhart (247 U.S. 251)Hansen, AlvinHard MoneyHarriman, Edward HenryHarrington, MichaelHarris Treaty of 1858Harrison, GeorgeHartford, George HuntingtonHartford ConventionHatch Act of 1887HawaiiHawaiian Reciprocity Treaty of 1875Hawley–Smoot TariffHay, John MiltonHaymarketHaywood, William DudleyHearst, William RandolphHeinz, Henry JohnHeller, WalterHepburn Act of 1906Heritage FoundationHigh-Performance Computing Act of 1991Hill, George WashingtonHill, James JeromeHillman, SidneyHillquit, MorrisHilton, Conrad NicholsonHoffa, James RiddleHolding CompanyHolmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.Home Owners' Loan CorporationHomestead ActHomestead Strike of 1892Hoover, Herbert ClarkHoover, Herbert WilliamHoover DamHoover MoratoriumHoovervillesHopkins, Harry L.Hopkins, MarkHorizontal IntegrationHousing Act of 1954Hughes, Charles EvansHughes, Howard Robard, Jr.Hull, CordellHumphrey, William Ewart"Hundred Days"Hunt, Haroldson LafayetteHuntington, Collis PotterHurricane KatrinaHydraulic Fracturing (Fracking)Iacocca, LeeIllinois and Michigan CanalIllinois Central RailroadImmigrationImmigration Act of 1924ImperialismImpressmentIn re Debs (158 U.S. 564)Income TaxIndependent TreasuryIndian Removal Act of 1830Indian Reorganization Act of 1934Industrial Workers of the WorldInformation RevolutionIngersoll, Robert StephenInjunctionsInstallment BuyingInsull, SamuelInter-American Development BankInterlocking DirectoratesInternal ImprovementsInternational Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentInternational Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersInternational Brotherhood of TeamstersInternational Business MachinesInternational Labor OrganizationInternational Ladies' Garment Workers UnionInternational Longshoremen's AssociationInternational Monetary FundInternational Telephone and TelegraphInternetInterstate and Defense Highway System Act of 1956Interstate Commerce CommissionInvestment Advisers Act of 1940Investment Company Act of 1940Iraq WarJackson, AndrewJay's Treaty of 1794Jefferson, ThomasJim CrowJob CorpsJobs, SteveJohnson, Hiram WarrenJohnson, Lyndon BainesJoint Stock CompanyJones, Jesse HolmanJones, Mary HarrisJones–Connally Farm Relief Act of 1934Jones–Costigan Sugar Act of 1934Kaiser, Henry JohnKanagawa, Treaty ofKeith, Minor CooperKelley, FlorenceKelley, Oliver HudsonKellogg, Will KeithKennedy, John FitzgeraldKennedy RoundKeynes, John Maynard"King Cotton"Knights of LaborKnox, Philander ChaseKnudsen, WilliamKorean WarKraft, James LewisKresge, Sebastian SperingKroc, RayKrugman, PaulKuhn, MaggieLa Follette, Robert MarionLa Follette, Robert Marion, Jr.Labor, Department ofLabor's League for Political EducationLaffer, ArthurLaissez-FaireLamont, Thomas WilliamLand, Emory ScottLand Act of 1796Land Act of 1800Land Act of 1820Land Management, Bureau ofLand Ordinance of 1785Landrum–Griffin Act of 1959Lane, DennisLathrop, JuliaLausanne Conference of 1932Legal Tender Act of 1862Legge, AlexanderLend–LeaseLever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917Lewis, John LlewellynLewis and Clark ExpeditionLiberalism, ClassicalLibertarianismLiberty Loan Act of 1917Lincoln, AbrahamLitton IndustriesLobbyingLochner v. New York (198 U.S. 45)LockoutLodge CorollaryLoew, MarcusLondon Economic Conference of 1933Louisiana PurchaseLowell, Francis CabotMacon's BillsMacy, Rowland H.Madison, JamesMahan, Alfred ThayerManhattan ProjectManifest DestinyMann–Elkins Act of 1910Marcy–Elgin Treaty of 1854Margin BuyingMarket RevolutionMarriott, John WillardMarshall, JohnMarshall PlanMartin, Warren HomerMass ProductionMayer, Louis BurtMaysville RoadMaytag, Frederick LewisMcCormick, Cyrus HallMcKinley, WilliamMcKinley Tariff Act of 1890McNary–Haugen PlanM'Culloch v. MarylandMeans, Gardiner CoitMeany, GeorgeMeat Inspection Act of 1906MedicareMellon, Andrew WilliamMercantilismMerchant Marine Act of 1920Merchant Marine Act of 1936Meriam ReportMesabi RangeMetals Reserve CompanyMexican CessionMexican WarMeyer, Eugene, Jr.MicrosoftMilitary–Industrial ComplexMiller–Tydings Act of 1937Mills, Ogden LivingstonMines, Bureau ofMinimum WageMissouri CompromiseMissouri Pacific RailroadMitchell, Charles EdwinMitchell, JohnMolly MaguiresMonetary Act of 1939Monroe DoctrineMonsantoMorgan, John PierpontMorgan, John Pierpont, Jr.Morgenthau, Henry, Jr.Morgenthau PlanMorrill Act of 1862Morrill Tariff Act of 1861Morrow, Dwight WhitneyMorse, Samuel Finley Breese"Most-Favored-Nation"Motor Carrier Act of 1935Motor Carrier Act of 1980MuckrakersMuller v. Oregon (208 U.S. 412)Multinational CorporationMunicipal Bankruptcy Act of 1934Murray, PhilipNader, RalphNASDAQNational Aeronautic and Space AdministrationNational Alliance of BusinessmenNational Association of ManufacturersNational Banking Act of 1864National Child Labor CommitteeNational Civic FederationNational Credit CorporationNational DebtNational Defense Education Act of 1958National Economic and Social Planning AssociationNational Economic AssociationNational Environmental Policy Act of 1970National Farmers OrganizationNational Farmers' UnionNational Foreign Trade CouncilNational GrangeNational Housing Act of 1934National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933National Labor Relations Act of 1935National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (301 U.S. 1)National Labor UnionNational Organization for WomenNational Recovery AdministrationNational Resources Planning BoardNational RoadNational Small Business Men's AssociationNational Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966National War Labor BoardNational Youth AdministrationNeoliberalismNeutralityNeutrality ActsNew ConsortiumNew DealNew DemocratsNew Economic PolicyNew FreedomNew NationalismNew SouthNew York Central RailroadNew York Stock ExchangeNewlands Reclamation Act of 1902Nixon, Richard MilhousNixonomicsNoble, Edward JohnNon-Importation Act of 1806Non-Intercourse Act of 1809Non-Partisan LeagueNonprofit Organizations"Normalcy"Norquist, GroverNorris, George WilliamNorris–La Guardia Labor Relations Act of 1932North American Free Trade AgreementNorthern Pacific RailwayNorthern Securities CompanyNorthwest OrdinanceNuclear Regulatory CommissionNye, Gerald PrenticeObama, BarackOcala PlatformOccupational Safety and Health Act of 1970Office of Management and BudgetOffice of Price AdministrationOffshoringOhio and Erie CanalOil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union"Okies"Online EducationOpen Door PolicyOpen ShopOregon TrailOregon Treaty of 1846Organization of American StatesOrganization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesOutsourcingOwen, Robert DalePackers and Stockyards Act of 1921Paley, William SamuelPanama Canal ZonePanama Refining Company v. RyanPanic of 1819Panic of 1837Panic of 1857Panic of 1873Panic of 1907ParityPatman, WrightPatterson, John HenryPatterson, William AllenPayne–Aldrich Tariff of 1909Peace CorpsPecora, FerdinandPeek, George NelsonPendleton Act of 1883Penney, James CashPennsylvania CanalPennsylvania RailroadPerkins, FrancesPerkins, George W.Perot, Henry RossPerry, Matthew CalbraithPersian Gulf WarPfizerPhelps, Anson GreenePhillips, FrankPieceworkPinchot, GiffordPinckney's Treaty of 1795Pink CollarPlanned ObsolescencePlatt AmendmentPlumb PlanPolk, James KnoxPony ExpressPoolsPopulist PartyPotofsky, Jacob SamuelPowderly, Terence VincentPreemption Act of 1841President's Organization on Unemployment ReliefProfessionalizationProgressive MovementProhibitionProtective LegislationPublic Debt Act of 1941Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935Pueblo Land Act of 1924Pujo CommitteePullman StrikePure Food and Drug Act of 1906Putting-Out SystemQuitrentRadioRailroad BrotherhoodsRailroad Land GrantsRailroad Retirement Act of 1934Railroad Retirement Act of 1937Railroad Strike of 1877Railroad Strike of 1922Railway Labor Act of 1926Railway Labor Act of 1934Rand CorporationRandolph, Asa PhilipRaskob, John Jacob"Reading Formula"Reagan, RonaldReaganomicsRebateRecession of 1937–1938Recession of 1982Recession of 1991Recession of 2002–2003Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934Reclamation, Bureau ofReclamation Project Act of 1939ReconstructionReconstruction Finance CorporationReparationsReport on ManufacturesReport on the Public CreditResearch and Development (R&D)Resettlement AdministrationReuther, Walter PhilipRevenue Act of 1861Revenue Act of 1864Revenue Act of 1921Revenue Act of 1924Revenue Act of 1932Revenue Act of 1935Revenue Act of 1940Revenue Act of 1964Revenue Act of 1971Revenue-SharingReynolds, Richard Joshua"Right-to-Work"Roaring TwentiesRobber BaronsRockefeller, John DavisonRockefeller, John Davison, Jr.Roosevelt, Anna EleanorRoosevelt, Franklin DelanoRoosevelt, TheodoreRoosevelt CorollaryRoosevelt–Litvinov Agreements of 1933Rosenwald, JuliusRosie the RiveterRostow, Walt WhitmanRubber Reserve CompanyRural Electrification AdministrationRural Free DeliveryRussian American CompanyRust BeltRyan, John AugustineSachs, SamuelSafety ValveSt. Lawrence SeawaySanders, HarlandSanta Fe TrailSarnoff, DavidSavings and Loan CrisisScabSchechter Poultry Corporation v. United States (295 U.S. 495)Schwab, Charles MichaelSeaboard Air Line RailroadSears, Roebuck and CompanySeattle General Strike of 1919Second Bank of the United StatesSecurities Act of 1933Securities and Exchange CommissionSecurities Exchange Act of 1934Securities Investor Protection CorporationService IndustryShare Our Wealth MovementSharecropperShays's RebellionSheppard–Towner Act of 1921Sherman, JohnSherman Antitrust Act of 1890Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890Shipping Act of 1984Silicon ValleySilver Act of 1963Silver DemocratsSilver Purchase Act of 1934Silver Republican PartySinclair, Upton BeallSingle Tax MovementSit-Down StrikeSlaughterhouse CasesSlave TradeSlaverySloan, Alfred Pritchard, Jr.Small Business AdministrationSmartphonesSmith, Alfred EmmanuelSmith–Lever Act of 1914Smoot, ReedSocial DarwinismSocial GospelSocial MediaSocial Security Act of 1935Social Security AdministrationSocialismSocialist Labor PartySocialist Party of AmericaSoil Conservation Act of 1935Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936Southern Homestead Act of 1866Southern Pacific RailroadSouthern Tenant Farmers' UnionSpanish–American WarSpecial Committee on Farm TenancySpecie Circular of 1836Specie Resumption Act of 1875StagflationStaggers Rail Act of 1980Stanford, LelandSteagall, Henry BascomSteel Company Seizure of 1952Steel Strike of 1919Steinbeck, JohnStephens, Uriah SmithStock-Raising Homestead Act of 1916Stone, Harlan FiskeStone, Warren StanfordSubprime Mortgage CrisisSubsistence HomesteadsSubtreasury PlanSuburbsSunbeltSupply-Side EconomicsSweatshopSwift, Gustavus FranklinSwope, GerardSylvis, WilliamTaft, William HowardTaft–Hartley Act of 1947Taney, Roger BrookeTariff Commission Act of 1916Tariff of 1789Tariff of 1816Tariff of 1824Tariff of 1828Tariff of 1842Tax Payment Act of 1943Tax Reform Act of 1986Taylor, Frederick WinslowTaylor Grazing Act of 1934Tea Party MovementTeapot DomeTechnocracyTelecommutingTemporary Emergency Relief AdministrationTemporary National Economic CommitteeTennessee Valley AuthorityTextile Workers Union of AmericaThree-Fifths CompromiseTimber Culture Act of 1873Timber Cutting Act of 1878Total Quality ManagementTownsend, Francis EverettToxic Substances Control ActTrade DeficitTrade Expansion Act of 1962Trade Relations Council of the United StatesTrading with the Enemy Act of 1917Trans-Mississippi WestTransportation, Department ofTransportation Act of 1920Transportation Act of 1940Triangle Shirtwaist FireTriangular TradeTrickle-Down TheoryTroubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)Truman, Harry S.Truman DoctrineTrump, Donald JohnTrustTugwell, Rexford GuyTurnpikeUnderwood Tariff of 1913Unemployed CouncilsUnemployed LeaguesUnion Pacific RailroadUnited Automobile WorkersUnited Farm Workers UnionUnited Fruit CompanyUnited Mine WorkersUnited Rubber WorkersUnited States Chamber of CommerceUnited States Commercial CompanyUnited States Railroad AdministrationUnited States Steel CorporationUnited States v. Butler (297 U.S. 1)United States v. E. C. Knight Company (156 U.S. 1)United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Association (166 U.S. 290)United Steelworkers of AmericaVan Dyke, John WesleyVan Swearingen BrothersVanderbilt, CorneliusVanderbilt, Cornelius, IIIVeblen, Thorstein BundeVertical IntegrationVietnam WarWabash and Erie CanalWage Stabilization BoardWagner, Robert FerdinandWagner–Peyser ActWagner–Steagall Housing Act of 1937Walgreen, Charles RudolphWalker Tariff of 1846Wall StreetWallace, Henry AgardWalmartWaltham SystemWanamaker, JohnWar DebtsWar Finance CorporationWar Industries BoardWar Manpower CommissionWar of 1812War Production BoardWarburg, James PaulWarburg, Paul MoritzWard, Aaron MontgomeryWarner BrothersWarren, George FrederickWashington, Booker TaliferroWashington, GeorgeWatson, Thomas JohnWealth Tax Act of 1935Weaver, James BairdWebb–Pomerene Act of 1918Webster, DanielWeir, Ernest TenerWelfare Reform Act of 1996Wells Fargo BankWest Coast Hotel v. Parrish (300 U.S. 379)Westinghouse Electric CorporationWheat BeltWheat Controversy of 1972Wheeler, Burton KendallWheeler–Lea Act of 1938Whip Inflation NowWhiskey TaxWhite-CollarWhitney, EliWhitney, RichardWickham, Carl EricWiggin, Albert HenryWilbur, Ray Lyman"Wildcat Strike"Wilderness RoadWilson, Charles ErwinWilson, Milburn LincolnWilson, Thomas WoodrowWilson–Gorman Tariff of 1894Wisconsin IdeaWomen's Trade Union LeagueWood, Robert ElkingtonWoodruff, Robert WinshipWoodward, Ellen SullivanWork ReliefWorkers' CompensationWorkers' EducationWorkfareWorks Progress AdministrationWorld Trade Center and Pentagon AttacksWorld Trade Organization (WTO)World War IWorld War IIWrigley, William, Jr.Yahoo!Yellen, Janet LouiseYellow-Dog ContractYoung, Owen D.Young PlanZyngaChronology of U.S. Economic HistorySelected BibliographyIndex

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