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Railroads
In 1869 the railroads were completed. the last areas to be complete were the central pacific and the union pacific. The railroads allowed fast travel accrost the country. This promoted trade and the growth of many industries. -
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industrialization
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inventions change lifestyles the telephone
The invention of the telephone revolutionized the world. it allowed communication from across the world. Without telephones today we wouldn't have got as far as we have. Telephones make things so much easier because you dont have to travel to talk to someone you can do it in the comfort of your own home. -
The Lightbulb and electricty by Thomas Edison
In 1880 Thomas Edison invented and patented The Incandescent Light Bulb. And coon after Thomas Edison also came up with a way to produce and distribute electricty. Electricty provided many advances in technology, it allowed for businesses to start a plant anywhere instead of next to an energy source and it opened many more jobs for people. Electricty was a big part of industrialization. -
Military Strength
United states built up there naval power to compete with other powerful nations -
large scale labor union reached 700,000 members
labor unions have existed since some time in the 1700's but in 1866 the first large scale union wa formed. this union demanded equal pay for equal work. this organiztion was concerned for anyone who got hurt during there job. in 1886 the organiztion reached its high of over 700,000 members. -
taking hawaii
US marines over throw the queen oh hawaii -
spanish war begins
U.S.S maine explodes and sink. and the spanish war begins -
new president
Theodore roosevelt becomes president of the united states
