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This event was important because I feel that without the completion of the Transcontinental RR it would have taken longer for the US to get where it is today. The RR brought the country together. Many men changed the US because of the RR's completion.
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Oil is one of the most important resources we use today. Without the creation of standard oil, it would have taken longer for the US to be able to produce better oil. The world would be much different then it is today without it.
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Light is the most important thing on the planet. Edison's creation helped so that the day didn't have to end when the sun went down. This also helped the production in factories because of how people could work more instead of having to work until sundown. This invention helped transform the world.
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This event was important because the U.S gained territories when the war ended. The territories that were gained were: the Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam. The U.S wanted territory and decided that Europe shouldn't own any countries in the western hemisphere.
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The Panama Canal was a shortcut for ships. It lessened the time it would take to get from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. The building of the Panama Canal was beneficial to traders that needed to get to the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean or vice versa quickly.
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This event led to new federal safety laws. Upton Sinclair exposed the meat-packing industry for the ways they handled the meat. The food was often contaminated, diseased, and rotten.
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The first model T changed the world. It changed the way we used transportation and though it wasn't the best car it led to today's cars. Without the first model T car we wouldn't have cars today.
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This event led to the first world war. The assassination of the Archduke of Austria was the final push needed for world war one to begin. Because of the assassination, Austria-Hungary sent Serbia a series of demands and all of them were accepted except for the one that was to let Austria-Hungary investigate the assassination and that led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia.
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The U.S played a crucial role in World war 1 or The Great War. Without the U.S the Germans would have taken Paris and France would have fallen. The U.S stepped in and stopped the German advance on Paris. The U.S was a big reason behind the victory of the allies.
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Women deserve the right to vote because men can and if men can do something so should women. We are all created equal and all deserve the same rights. The fact that women had to wait such a long time to receive these basic right that men have is worse than wrong.
