US History Repeated

We continue with our "Presidential Series" with the presidencies of both Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison. They needed to be done together because of the non-consecutive terms that Cleveland served. The two presidents covered in this podcast were very intertwined.

It's a longer one than usual, and we hope you can learn more about these two men. 

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This US History Repeated podcast is what we call a "History Quickie" as we cover the very abbreviated presidency of James Garfield and then move on to Chester A. Arthur and his taking over and finishing out the four year term of Garfield.

This podcast has murder, intrigue, and some great pop culture references!

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Always more to learn, talk to you soon.

This podcast continues the discussion on the period we call the Gilded Age. We pick this podcast up by introducing JP Morgan and Rockefeller's business enterprises and the problems their monopolies caused. 

We then go into the government's legislation in the Sherman Antitrust Act, the creation of the FTC, how it evolved into what it is today, as well as the Departments of Commerce and Labor.

Lastly, we get into more modern-day monopolies such as AT&T, and the potential monopolies of Google, Facebook, and Amazon. 

There is always more to learn!

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We will be putting out some great information and historical tidbits and gems that may be left on the cutting room floor during production!

This podcast introduces the period we call the Gilded Age. We discuss the early goings of big business in the United States and introduce some of the day's "Captains of Industry", such as Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, JP Morgan, Rockefeller, and the beginnings of monopolies in the Unites States. 

We also discuss how the government's role changed through this period and some of the legislation passed to protect fair trade. 

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We continue where we left off by discussing the journey to the United States for many immigrants, as well as how the cities they lived in started to grow. 

We discuss Angel Island on the west coast of the US, immigration of both Chinese and Japanese immigrants. 

Once these immigrants arrived, what was life like for them in the cities? 

How did your family get here? What are some of your stories? We shared some of ours. (Jeananne and my stories are the same as we are brother and sister! Perhaps you did not realize.)

What types of jobs did immigrants have? What is a sandhog?

Learn all of this and more when you listen to this podcast!

There was so much to discuss about immigration that we needed to break it up into two podcasts. This first podcast discusses the journey and conditions in which the immigrants made their way into the country. We discuss their arrival at Ellis Island and the processes they went through to gain entry into the United States.

Ellis Island is so much more than Liberty Enlightening the World....but you probably call her Lady Liberty or by her nickname, The Statue of Liberty!

There is ALWAYS more to learn!

Today we are once again flipping the script and Jimmy is going to go a little more in-depth on the California Gold Rush.

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Today we get into some of the specifics on how this one event changed the course of history for the territory of California, hastened its road to statehood, impacted the US and global economy and helped to shape the culture of California. Sutter’s Mill, the spot of the first gold discovery, made many people wealthy, except for the man who owned the land. He would be driven into poverty and leave the state of California all together. So, we’re not saying you’re a gold digger, but if you went to California in 1849, you may have very well been.

Here is the link for the YouTube link for the video referenced in the podcast on the amalgamation process.

I looked up this process and found a very cool YouTube video that both showed and explained the process. We will put this link into the both the podcast description as well as on our website.

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

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-Jimmy & Jean

In this podcast we discuss the events leading up to the Supreme Court case of Plessy vs. Ferguson, the rulings, and the aftermath. 

We then break into the emergence of segregation in the United States. 

We do not want to get into too many details in the description. You can read the podcast outline on our website along with all the other podcasts we have published to date. 

As promised in the podcast, here is the link to the literacy test

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What is money? By definition, it's something of value. But over the last 10,000 years, the material form that money has taken has changed considerably—from cattle and cowrie shells to today's electronic currency. 

In the United States we have a similar evolution, but the goal to get a unified system of exchange was important. 

In this podcast, we explain the evolution of currency here in the United States.

We divide this podcast into two sections.

Take a listen and let us "Show you the money"!

This podcast delves into the contributions of both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois on how to improve the conditions for black Americans in the United States.

While both Booker T Washington and W.E.B. Dubois were committed to solving the social issues facing black Americans, both went about doing so in very different ways, and sometimes with conflict between the two philosophies. 

Take a listen and share with your friends!