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I've read that the United States is supposed to have had one of the most violent labor histories of any industrial nation in the world. What are the estimates for how many people in total were killed in labor conflicts in post civil war US history?

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After the passage of the Food and Drugs Act of 1906, Harvey W. Wiley, Father of the FDA, who had a central role in writing the bill and enforcing it, became bitter and would argue that the bill had become deeply corrupted. Was he right? In what ways did the bill fail to live up to expectations?

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I read the U.S. had one of the most violent labor histories of any industrial nation in the world, but I consistently struggle to find estimates of total deaths/casualties. Am I overlooking something? If not... why is it so difficult?

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in 1906, The Pure Food and Drugs Act passed by a landslide in Congress, and Theodore Roosevelt signed the bill into law. Between 1879 & 1906 though, over 200 legislative proposals had entered Congress & were consistently rejected. What factors led to this drastic change in attitude in 1906?

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I’ve read/heard seemingly contradictory things about the gilded age(1870-1900): (1) that poverty got worse, and (2) that median income rapidly increased. How can these characteristics be reconciled?

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In total, how many people were killed in labor conflicts in post-civil war america?

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I've read that the United States is supposed to have had one of the most violent labor histories of any industrial nation in the world. What are the estimates for how many people in total were killed in labor conflicts in post civil war US history?	187
After the passage of the Food and Drugs Act of 1906, Harvey W. Wiley, Father of the FDA, who had a central role in writing the bill and enforcing it, became bitter and would argue that the bill had become deeply corrupted. Was he right? In what ways did the bill fail to live up to expectations?	21
I read the U.S. had one of the most violent labor histories of any industrial nation in the world, but I consistently struggle to find estimates of total deaths/casualties. Am I overlooking something? If not... why is it so difficult?	18
in 1906, The Pure Food and Drugs Act passed by a landslide in Congress, and Theodore Roosevelt signed the bill into law. Between 1879 & 1906 though, over 200 legislative proposals had entered Congress & were consistently rejected. What factors led to this drastic change in attitude in 1906?	5
I’ve read/heard seemingly contradictory things about the gilded age(1870-1900): (1) that poverty got worse, and (2) that median income rapidly increased. How can these characteristics be reconciled?	3
In total, how many people were killed in labor conflicts in post-civil war america?	0