History of Business

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  • Civil War Ends

    Civil War Ends

    Businesses had to find other means of work rather than using slavery.
  • Industrial Revolution- Railroad Transportation and Factories

    Industrial Revolution- Railroad Transportation and Factories

  • Invention of the Telephone

    Invention of the Telephone

  • Invention of the Airplane and Automobile

    Invention of the Airplane and Automobile

  • Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906

    Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906

    The signing of this act led to regulated meat, eggs, and poultry supply. Eventually, this act led to the Food and Drug Administration.
  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal

    The Panama Canal was created in order to make traveling by boat from one point in the world to another much easier.
  • World War I

    World War I

  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

  • World War II

    World War II

  • Economic Boom and Fear of Communism

    Economic Boom and Fear of Communism

    Service jobs increase, fear of communism due to Korean War
  • Korean War

    Korean War

  • Civil Rights Movement- Equality in Race and Gender

    Civil Rights Movement- Equality in Race and Gender

    Increasing acceptance for women and minorities
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

  • Invention of Personal Computers

    Invention of Personal Computers

  • Rise of the Internet/Economic Boom

    Rise of the Internet/Economic Boom

  • 9/11

    9/11

  • War on Terror

    War on Terror

  • Recession

    Recession

  • Rise of Social Media

    Rise of Social Media