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Alexander invents the 1st telephone and revolutionized communication forever. Before hand the closest thing was telegram, and it was much harder and tedious to use. After his invention, people could talk among themselves across countries.
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The light bulb is just as it name explains, but before hand the world used mostly kerosene. This was terrible for they could combust and burn down homes. The light bulb lead to much safer, less ashy, homes.
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Ellis island was where most European immigrants entered the U.S. Immigrants would have to pass an inspection and then were released into the U.S. The conditions were much easier here than in Angel Island.
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Carnegie's workers felt like they were not treated well and were forced into poor working conditions. They went on to form a strike and were met resistance with the Pinkertons, who were a private military force. Many workers were killed and then the strike ended, but the public view of Carnegie Steel forever.
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The U.S. annexed Hawaii because we feared Europe would grab it first due to their close economic relations. It provided a great place for docking ships and resupplying. Only way later on did it become a state.
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Due to a conflict considering Cuba, we went to war with Spain and ended very quickly. Afterwards we took many of their islands and colonies. The Philippines were not happy when they learned the U.S. was not there for their freedom, but for cash.
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In the late 1800s the peasants revolted to try and push foreigners out of the country. They practiced a form of boxing that they believed to make them invisible. It was stopped quickly, for they didn't use too many weapons.
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Europe didn't take the Monroe Doctrine very seriously and Roosevelt wanted to change that. After the Venezuela crisis he issued his Corollary to prove U.S. might. After the Spanish-American war Europe took it a little more seriously.
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With Ford's revolutionary invention he was able to make people go from taking carriages to taking their own car places. He made a huge profit from this because the common person could afford a Model T. You could say the car made such a profound impact on american culture, due to the fact that we drive everywhere here compared to Europe.
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was a massacre, with 146 casualties from it. The women were not allowed to leave because they were thought to be not trusted, so the doors were locked, and when the fire started the women were forced to try jumping out of the building to survive....many didn't. This event caused many of the safety codes we know today.
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