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United Stated takes Hawaii
Hawaii was taking the same year as Alaska, American bough Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million for fishing perpisis and posable gold rush. Than the United Stated took over the mid way islands in the pacific Ocean. Hawaii became very emportent to the American for there crops and a pit stop for the army, and to build there camps on there island. -
railroads
The railroad construction started to rise in 1863 and the years ahead coast to coast ill be linked together. Manly Chinese immigrants were to blast tunnels lay track and drive spikes all for low wages. The conditions were hard labor. Many dyed wail working on the railroad. It was manly poor farmers who head out west because they were offered Freeland. -
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industrialization
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the change of life style
Not only the light build changed the way of life in a dramatic way. There were several inventions. Christopher Shole invented the typewriter in 1867 that changed the world in work. But the one invention that made the most impact was the telephone that was made by Alexander bell and Thomas Watson in 1876-it opened a wave for communication. the type writer and telephone manly effected work relations and created new jobs for women. New invention and a wide impact in factory work. -
the evention of the light bulb/electrical power
Thomas Alva Edison, discovers the light bulb. Later in 1880 invented the entire system of producing and disbursing electrical power. The new finding of electrical power change the way of life for Americans. the industry grew faster than before. -
labor unions emerge
Northern wages were generally higher than southern their were a nationwide labor movement all male, female, black, white, skilled and un skilled workers came together to try to improve their lots. One of the steel mills demanded a seven-day workweek. Workers had to work12 or more hours a day and 6 days a week. Workers could not have a vacation or even sick leave. Injuries and sickness were common. In 1882 an average of 675 workers were killed in work related accidents. -
Military Strength
American saw other nations were building there forces. So american leaders stated that the united stated build its own military.
One of the grate leaders were Alfred T. Mahan argued to buld up power to compete with other nations between 1883 and 1890 was the contruction of battleships such as Main and Oregon. the United Stateds became the 3rd largest naval power -
Hawaii
busnesses and the marines over throw Hawaii Queen Liliuokalani -
panamal canal
pana declairs there independence and by 1914 the panamal cana opens up for everything. -
women in the war
women in the war: African American began new life and women took over jobs that normally men did: such as: railroad workers, cooks,dockworkers, and bricklayers. they also mind coal and took part in shipbuilding also women became teachers nurces and a clerk: other women just like Jane Addam were active in the peace movement. Addams help found the peace party in 1915 and remained a pacifist even after American interig war. in 1919 passed Nineteenth Amendment grandting women the right to vote -
germon U-boat responce
british warned if any britch or allied shipes come near there waters teritory there boat will be sunk. there worse desaster accured on may 7th 1915 when a U-boat sunk british liner Lusitania off the southern coast of ireland and 1,198 people lost.dyed and 128 of hem were Americans:Americans begame outrage with Germany: Americans protest againt germnay but there were a condition: or else there be a submarine Warfare. -
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Dust bowl
The dust bowl was a drought that started in the early 1930s. Thick hard dust was swept across the united states. The dust traveled hundreds of miles. Places that were hit the hardest were Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colordo. That cause many migrants to flee to Califernia. -
Dust bowl
large dust storms swept across the united states causing migrants to pack what little they had and move to california. Places that were hit the most were Kansas oklahoma texas new mexico and coloado. Many people got sicks because the thick and heavy dust smuthered there lungs. -
Hawley smooth tariff act
the hawley smooth tariff act was established the highest protective tariff in the united states. was desned to protect the Americans farmers and manufacturers from foregn competition but it had side effects. it made unemployment worse by world trade had fallin 40% -
Nazis take over power
Hitler took controle of the Nazis Party. Germany was in debd so hitler steped in and told the germans that it was" ALL the Jews fault that why we have low income the jews is taking it all the jews is in controle. " Hitler gave the Germans something to believe in. And try to abolish the Jews. Hitler planned to take power of everyone. But failed -
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WWII
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Blitzkrieg in poland
The German (luftwaffe) or German air force roared over poland raining bombs on militarty bases to train there people. With a fast pase and took over Poland in the matter of a few weeks. -
United States forces.
The united Stated join Russa and a few others and fought against the German to end the worldwar11. -
Holocaust The final stage
Jews were not the only target. but Jews her the main target for the germans. Hitler came up with the final stage to mass slaughter and starvation they would add a third methos of killing--murder by poison gass. Jews were Over worked, starvation, beatings and bullets. But those methods did not kill fast enough German built 6 death camps in poland
