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The Confederacy Vs. The Union! Or the South Vs. the North in this war against slavery. The southern states were pro slavery and the northern were against it. All efforts were put into supllies for the war, food, weapons ect.
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Outlawed any major forms of discrimination of different racial groups, religion, nationalites and women. So all were people were now equally accomidated.
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Now instead of hand writen documentation a new faster and more efficient way of documenting had been officially introduced to the public.
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Edison did not invent the light bulb, but he did influence it with his many great discoveries! The flow of eletrical current had been harnessed and contained within a glass bulb, illuminating and reflecting light.
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Steel, an important start to the next generation of mass production. Cars, trucks machines, buildings ect. will all soon rely on this strong industrial material.
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Working together to produce more steel
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A book written by Upton Sinclair gave readers behind the scenes insight on industry secrets. Readers were mostly concerned and enlighted shocked from his revealing secrets of the meatpacking industy.
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The year that "legal" immigration was at its peak. Since new Americas industries were booming plenty of jobs were supplied encouraging foriegners to live "The American Dream" Ellis Island had received 1,004,756 immigrants.
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AKA Plastic!! It was used in and to manufacture almost everything. Telephones, wire insulation, engine parts, containers, and packaging and much much more.
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A teenage girl with big dreams leaves Nebraska to impact one of nthe biggest greeting card manufactures today. Hallmark was born
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The Supreem Court ordered the breakup of standard oil. it was in violation of the anitrust act and was considered unfair in trade.
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Parts are sequtially put together in order generating a product at the end. It made hand built hand crafted out of the picture with this more efficient way of producing. Henry Ford produced the Model T by assembly line on this date.
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It is our central banking system, it is to stabilize prices and moderate long term expences. Keeps a balnce in lending and spending.
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Production was steered towards supllies and materials needed for the war.
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Opened up easier trade routes
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A whole new turn for marketing in business advertising and marketing
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Largest stock market crash in the history of the United States, Foreshadowed the devestating events to come
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Instead of going to your local farmers market for vegitables now supermarkets had it all from fruit to candy from meat to cheese, Americas new one stop shop.
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This act was passed to increase value of product. Farmers were limited to production and were to kill off any excess livestock and were restricted to certian areas of their land they were allowed to plant.
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It insured loans made by banks and private lenders for building and buying homes. It was designed to improve living conditions and offered morgage loans.
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It was created to control floods, provide irrigation water and produce hydroelectric power
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TV the next and most well known form of comemercial broadcasting
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All resources and merterials went towards the war efforts
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This popular soft drink began to be sold in all parts of the world.
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The baby population was higher than ever
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Three Bell Labs scientists invented the transistor. Its the building block of all digital product we have and know of today!
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A theme park all based on characters and themes of Walt Disney
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Revolutionized fast food. Quick cheap and easy became very popular
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Took supermarkets to the next level selling more than simply food
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Both men and women were payed the same amount for doing the same job.
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The surgeon general reported that smoking causes lung cancer in men
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Because women were now in the working world of the men. Wages began not increasing to compensate.
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Southwest Airlines begins flying this year, openig up oppertunities to travel more easily
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Egypt and Syria attacked Israel. As allies we supported Israel and the arab nations relatiated with an oil embargo
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Microsolft offered an operating system to IBM
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Crysler a top dog in the automotive industry goes bankrupt and the government has to bail them out
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Lost 22% in stocks, marked the stock decline
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The Berlin Wall falls leading to the growth market capitalism
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Netscape goes public offering web browsing
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Has a flat , constant charge per month unlimited access
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Promises change, and other ideas for the economy
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ISM shows the third month in growth in US manufactored products
