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Changes in Technology improving quality of life
In this period, we saw the laying down of millions of railroad tracks to transport goods and people as well as the invention of the telegraph and telephone, all of these bringing the United States citizens closer together than ever before. The United States made many technological advances during the period of 1865 to 1929 to improve the quality of life for its’ citizens. -
It's electric!
Thomas Edison invented the incandescent light bulb and Westinghouse proliferated electricity across the Continental United States, greatly improving living conditions and quality of life for Americans. <Corbett, U.S. History, Chapter 18 | Industrialization and the Rise of Big Business, 1870-1900. Pg. 520> -
Here comes the Rail!
The railroads and the improvement of steam powered engines allowed the rails to move faster than before and also allowed the rail cars to carry more passengers and goods around the country http://www.migenweb.org/kalamazoo/railroadsinterurbans.htm -
Tractors cut the time in half
The invention of the gasoline powered tractor in 1892 helped to improve the quality of life for farmers by preforming the heavy labor of farming in record time and without as much backbreaking work <Froelich Foundation http://www.froelichtractor.com/thetractor.html> -
Let them eat toast!
Though it seems a small advancement, the invention of the electric heating element for the toaster changed the way Americans ate breakfast.
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Cars become a thing of the present
The invention of the model T car in 1908 and the subsequent introduction of the assembly line dramatically increased production and decreased costs of this car which allowed for more Americans to take advantage of this type of transportation <Joan Mentzer, America on the Move, http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/themes/story_50_1.html> -
Everyone gets to chill out.
Although the first refrigerators were no more than a fan and a block of ice, keeping food fresh for longer periods of time proved vital in improving the quality of life. https://www.wired.com/2012/10/the-decades-that-invented-the-future-part-2-1911-1920/
