The Jungle

In the town Packingtown to be successful you had to "set the record" and out work everyone below you as well as out do those above you, that even meant doing some off the dirty work. In the eyes of the owners they didn't care what you did just as long as they made money as fast and efficiently as possible. At one point in the story The Jungle Sinclair says, "...there was no place in it where a man counted for anything against a dollar....?" what he means by this is that no man who would stand up as long as he was getting his money, they'd do as the boss says along as they are still getting the good pay they always have.



Pharmaceuticals in America

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the U.S. government agency charged with making sure of the safety of the medicines available to Americans. the governments control on the safety of drugs or food products as increased dramatically over the last hundred years. Literally nothing to far reaching, and now pharmaceuticals are among the most-regulated products in this country.
In 1937, to make a palatable liquid version of its new antibiotic drug sulfanilamide, the Massengill Company carelessly used the solvent diethylene glycol, which is also used as an antifreeze; This mistake also killed 107 people, mostly children, before it was quickly recalled.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

 the triangle shirtwaist factory fire was one the biggest industrial disasters. it caused 146 deaths of garment workers by fire. the oldest victim was Providenza Panno at age 43, and the youngest were 14 year olds Kate Leone and Sara Rosaria Maltese. The fire led to rules requiring improved factory safety standards.

  

                                             Workers of the Central Pacific Railroad

In the year 1850 Chinese peasants began to arrive on the shores of California, these immigrant traveled all the way over in the hope of making money, getting away from the poverty and over population in the Canton province.  many of them also heard rumors of the Gum Sham, the Mountain of Gold that many believed was waiting for them.  the central pacific had enough jobs available for 4000 people, but they could only maintain a group of about 800 people. most of the early workers were Irishmen. when the Irish revolted and demanded more pay the Chinese worked for lower pays and had a better attitude, along with a harder work ethic. "Initially, Chinese employees received wages of $27 and then $30 a month, minus the cost of food and board. In contrast, Irishmen were paid $35 per month, with board provided." this shows how the Chinese out worked the Irish.

credits 

 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/tcrr-cprr/

 

The battle of Shiloh also known as the battle of Pittsburgh landing it was a very major battle in the western theater of the American civil war. on the first day of the battle April 6, 1862 the confederates decided to intend on driving the union defenders away from the river and onto the marsh (owl creek) which lays to the west. they moved 40,000 solders under the command of gen to drive the Federal army back. the confederates had the element of surprise they pushed them back to sunken road, where the federates made a battle line the battle continued till dark.

             The battle of Shiloh was one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war, it produced over 23,000 casualty's over two days. the reinforced Federal army numbered of about 40,000 allowed the federal forces to push back and cause the confederates to retreat to Corinth. Thus the federates won this war.

 http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html?tab=facts