hailed from where the industrial revolution started there before it came to the United States. With that in mind‚ many businesses started to mass produce products by machines when before they were hand-made and took a long time to produce. Which resulted in the expanding efficiency where it made a higher expectation for everyday products that was known back then as “pre-modern world”. In 1790‚ Samuel Slater is often credited at the first person to start the “American Revolution which was similar to
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Draft One In the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” written by Wilfred Owen‚ the audience is introduced to the horrifying experience of a gas attack in World War I. Owen goes into excruciating detail on every effect of the gas‚ and describes almost everything about the physical state of the infected‚ dying man. Thousands of soldiers were exposed to gas in the war‚ and unfortunately‚ many of them died from the effects. The first attack that the Germans unleashed on the allies was devastating. Over 5000 soldiers
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The Industrial Revolution transformed America in many ways. One way is through communication‚ which is where the telegraph/morse code came in. The morse code was very useful between contacting different countries to the U.S. The morse code also revolutionized long-distance communication and helped grow the U.S. The morse code impacted our society by allowing us to get closer and become allies with other countries and it impacted our economy by being able to send and negotiate trade with other parts
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Poison Gas There were many small things that eventually caused World War I. The spark that started the First World War was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 (Duffy). The killing was blamed on the Serbians‚ making the Austrian-Hungarians declare war on them. Russia was bound to a treaty with Serbia so it made Russia have to step in. Because Russia stepped in‚ more and more countries had to get involved due to
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Technology has come along way since the industrial revolution. Starting out with things such as the cotton gin and going to things such as the radio then the television and then phones. This progression has helped a lot in the medical field and has saved countless lives. Starting in the civil war they began to amputating limbs when someone got shot. Technology can save lives‚ entertain people‚ improve the quality of life and it can help with Military improvements. Technology has come a long way this
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civil war ended and we are now in a new stage of time. Cities are popping up all over the United States‚ replacing farmlands and times are changing. New inventions and factories are now coming up‚ new jobs have risen up and now men are going to work in the factories. This was the industrial revolution. “Low-cost‚ high-grade coal‚ oil and natural gas- the backbone of the industrial revolution- will be a distant memory by 2050‚”(Jeremy Grantham) this quote shows how the industrial revolution was such
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Sheryln Patrick The American Economy during World War II HIS/145 November 2‚ 2008 Mr. Preston Rodrigue The American Economy during World War II World War II began in September of 1939 when Germany invaded Poland without a proper declaration of war. The United States entered World War II in December of 1941 after Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ creating heavy casualties and severe damage to the United States naval forces anchored there. (Tassava‚ C. Feb.10‚ 2008). In the attack
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World War I 3.31.2014 End of New Imperialism Scramble of Africa complete: 1900s Civilizing mission questioned Redrawn borders lead to conflicts Fashoda Crisis Boer War World War I Challenges New Imperialism WWI: 1914-1918 Central Powers: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Bulgaria Entente: Britain‚ France‚ Russia Later: Japan‚ US Outbreak Assassination: Archduke Ferdinand‚ 6/28/1914 August‚ 1914: War Declarations Trench War fought in Europe War of attraction Entente wins but at great
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WORLD WAR 1 The World War 1 conflict began in 1914 to 1918. It started as a nearby European war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia on July 28th 1914. It transformed into a general European struggle by declaration of the following nations known as the ’Allies’ and the ’Associated Powers’; Great britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United states. These nations defied the coalition(central powers). The assassination at Sarajevo in bosnia immediately caused the war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia
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As Abraham Lincoln once said “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him”‚ Canada’s war effort likewise rippled a similar nationalistic sentiment. Although more than half a million Canadian enlisted and fought. With severe casualties‚ Britain nonetheless pressured Borden to raise more soldiers for the war effort. But not only casualties discouraged men to take part‚ the nationalistic loyalty of French-Canadians was heavily
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