The Library of Congress - “Teaching with Primary Sources” program. Teaching with Primary Sources Partner Program | About This Program | Teachers | Programs | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
Empire Online/Interactive Map: Interactive Map - Empire Online - Adam Matthew Digital (oclc.org)
The American Yawp The American Yawp.
Component One:
MS: “Deconstructing Consumerism” a PBS film project entitled “What Would it Look Like?” What Would It Look Like? | Global Oneness Project | PBS LearningMedia
HHS: “How the World Embraced Consumerism” by Kerryn Higgs, January 20, 2021 (MIT Press Reader through BBC.com): How the world embraced consumerism - BBC Future
Component Two:
HS: “How the East India Tea Company Became the World’s Most Powerful Monopoly,” How the East India Company Became the World's Most Powerful Monopoly - HISTORY.
“The Story Behind a Forgotten Symbol of the American Revolution: The Liberty Tree,” by Erick Trickey, May 19, 2016, Smithsonian Magazine The Story Behind a Forgotten Symbol of the American Revolution: The Liberty Tree | History| Smithsonian Magazine
“Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy,” U.S. Department of State, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy - United States Department of State
HHS: Background reading: “Why the Gulf War Served the National Interest,” Joseph S. Nye Jr. Why the Gulf War Served the National Interest - The Atlantic
The Veterans Administration has an information page to address the long-term health issues associated with Gulf War service. Gulf War Veterans Health Issues | Veterans Affairs (va.gov)
Component Three:
In 1930, British Lever Brothers and Dutch Margarine Unie merged to form the global corporation Unilever. Students can view the wide variety of Unilever brands in the US at Our brands | Unilever (unileverusa.com).
Component Four:
HS: Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under President Franklin Roosevelt, transcript and the audio of lecture on the Triangle Factory File: Cornell University - ILR School - The Triangle Factory Fire
HS: “Realization of Decent Work for All” the United Nations Global Compact Labour and Decent Work | UN Global Compact.
“Here’s Why Low Wages Keep Countries Poor as Well as People” YouTube video from the United Nations Global Compact: (14) Here's why low wages keep countries poor as well as people - YouTube.
The United States adopted a federal holiday in response to labor uprisings in the late 19th and early 20th century. “History of Labor Day” History of Labor Day | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).
HS: Cross, Gary. “Time, Money, and Labor History’s Encounter with Consumer Culture.” International Labor and Working-Class History, no. 43 (1993): 2–17. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27672056.
HHS: The International Labour Organization (an agency under the guidance of the United Nations) established standards for health and safety, which they encourage participating countries to follow. International Labour Standards on Occupational Safety and Health (ilo.org).
The International Labor Organization, an agency of the United Nations works across counties to develop standards for protecting workers. International Labour Organization (ilo.org)
Labour Behind the Label helps promote the rights of workers by working with consumers, trade unions, corporations, and governments to bring to light unfair working conditions and promote safety and living wages. Home - Labour Behind the Label.
Additional information about the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) can be found here: International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov).