The American Industrial Revolution was a time period of rapid industrialization in the final part of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Many things were invented in the Industrial Revolution including the automobile. The automobile changed American lives by improving life for a lot of people may it be less time to go to work or to get things transported faster. Many job opportunities were opened for Immigrants‚ and Middle/Lower Class Americans. Different resources were used to build
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Of WWl The great war‚ the war to end all wars‚ 20‚000‚000 dead. These were all the nicknames acquired with WWl. 1914 the war officially began due to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian man from a terrorist group labeled as the black hand. The assassination led directly to the first world war because Austria-Hungary decided to declare war‚ triggering action according to a series of international treaties cause more European countries to engage in the war. Although there was
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England was locked in a long and bitter war with France and an attempt that was made was to cut off US supplies from reaching other countries that they had traded with. In 1807 British parliament passed the Orders in Council which required the US to gain a license to trade with France or French colonies. The American colonies were upset with Britain at their practice of Impressment. Impressment was when they would remove American sailors and force them into service on British warships. In 1809 the
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page as the Athenians. While Athens took pride in their democratic elections‚ their assembly and their Council‚ other city-states such as Sparta took a much more different approach. Sparta was a society in which
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11-11-2013 Block: 3 Did TV change American families or Did America change TV families? During the 1950’s commonly known TV shows like “Leave It To Beaver” depicted the perfect American household: White‚ suburban‚ breadwinning father‚ homemaking mother and their kids also known as‚ Family. Today “traditional” families have drastically changed and in accordance‚ so have television families. TV changed in order to stay current and gain/ maintain audience(s). In today’s society we have more working
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Starting around 1870 imperialism amplified and is a major cause of World War I due to the actions and emotions associated with imperialism. Imperialism was the practice of one or more nations trying to control another nation or people‚ thus reducing or even eliminating their sovereignty. While not all the Great Powers and Serbia hold equal blame‚ each country felt or stimulated imperialism from 1870 until 1914. To start‚ England believed that the sun never sets on her empire‚ thus she believed in
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How did the sequence of events shape World War 2? September 18‚ 1931 Japan invades Manchuria. It started the war. July 7‚ 1937 Japan invades China‚ initiating World War II in the Pacific. It got the pacific in the mix. September 1‚ 1939 Germany invades Poland‚ initiating World War II in Europe.It got the war spreading. December 7‚ 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.It got the U.S attention. April 30‚ 1945 Hitler commits suicide.They lost their leader. May 9‚ 1945 Germany surrenders to the Soviets. August
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WWII‚ Japanese Americans were interned in unsanitary camps all over the West Coast; which was a major violation of their civil rights as American citizens‚ because they did not have freedom to choose where to live and had to be sent away‚ due to race. In December 7‚ 1941‚ the Japanese Navy Service launched a military strike on the United States Naval Fleet at Pearl harbor‚ Hawaii. That catastrophe was the leading factor to the United States joining World War II. In fact‚ days after the bombing‚ the
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Canada’s Independence Following World War One Without the tragedies that occurred during World War One‚ Canada would not be the nation it is today. Following WW1‚ Canada was considered a major part of many of the battles especially Vimy Ridge‚ gaining Canada international respect. With that respect‚ strong bonds were established between Canada and the influential countries at that time. With this new gained confidence‚ Canada questioned the hold Britain still had on them‚ and decided it was time
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and many more monikers. Society during the Twenties is viewed by most as consumeristic. “The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929” (“The Roaring Twenties”). Music‚ material goods‚ and even styles of dance became part of mainstream culture and trends. The older generation was uncomfortable with the new culture‚ but for the new generation‚ it was paradise. When people think of the Twenties‚ they think about flappers. The ‘New Woman’ emerged in this decade. They could vote now
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