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Computers
it was invented by an english fellow named charles babbage
an abacus was invented in the 3rd century A.D
charles babbage analactic engine was considered the first computer by many experts -
car
the first auto mobile was created by a french guy named Amadee Bolle.
he built self propelled steam road vehicles.
the first car had a internal compustion engine running on fuel gas -
Telephone
Alexander graham bell invented the first telephone.
He made his first call to Thomas A. Watson.
The first telephone appeared in 1877 to wisconsin -
Radio
it is a wireless transmission signal through space
the united states adopted the radio for communication
the sound is change by sytematically changing radiated waves -
Television
Boris Rosing and his student Vladimir Zworykin created the first television.
television can be traced back to the founding of photoconductivity.
John Logie Baird demonstrated televised moving images -
state of the economy
The worst the economy has ever been
25% unemployment
caused by things such as large citizen debit, untrustworthy banks, and a large gap between the richand the poor. -
Hoover dam opens
Funded by the public works foundation which was a new deal program.
Employed 5 thousand people
Supplies electricity to Las Vegas and Las Angeles -
G.I. Bill of rights
part of the new deal program put forth by FDR that guaranteed veterans of WWII a successful transition into popular culture.
Benefits included low cost mortgages loans to start buissness or farm paid schooling and one year unemployment pay.
In the decade that followed WWII 2.2 million G.I.s took advantage of paid tuition and went to school -
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Baby Boom
increased birth rate
2 babies per 100 women were born
people born during that period were called baby boomers -
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Cold war
It was between the United States and the Soviet Union
we both had nuclear weapons but never met in battle
the United states increased diplomatic,military, and economic preasures on the soviet union -
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Korean war
war between republic korea and democratic korea
It was the result of the political division of Korea
with both North Korea and South korea the Korean war was proxy war. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first artificial earth satalite
it was a key cold war event
Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union. -
internet
it was developed for arpanet
it was established by a computer at UCLA
also another one at the stand ford institute -
First person to walk on the moon
Neil Alden Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.
the United states was four years behind the soviet union to the race to space.
John F kennedy was inspired to get someone to the moon and back safely