This database features 20th-century content covering major events that shaped modern society—World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II.

It is a valuable resource not only for the study of economic thought, but also for those interested in the social forces unleashed by economic developments, as well as early 20th-century history, political science, philosophy, business and economic law, and women's studies.

Sample Topics Covered:

• Political Economy
• Global Trade
• Finance
• Industry
• Commerce
• Labor
• Transportation
• Urban Growth
• Industrialization
• Imperialism and Colonialism
• Labor and Poverty
• Expansion of Communism and Capitalism
• Production and Trade in Relation to the Role of the State
• History of Immigration and Its Economic Impact
• Emergence of the Middle Class
• Temperance Movement
• Women’s Labor Organizations