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The Industrial Era
The industrial Era is the upcoming of new machines and machanical labor . A rise in the machine industry . january 1st Humphry Davy invents the first electric light - the first arc lamp. Makes home life easier for people with the money to buy one. -
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The Imperialism Era
imperilaisms is when a country has to much power and try to diplomat through military force . For example The U.S. recognized and helped Cuba in order to attain its independence. They also adopted the Teller amendment which said that once Cuba had independence, The United States would leave the governing of the island to its own people. -
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The Progressive Era
The main objective of the progressive movement was eliminating corruption in the movement . By doing this they started by taking down political bosses and political machines -
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The Roaring Twenties
The 1920's were an age of dramatic society an political change . The nations total wealth more than double between 1920 and 1929 . The economical growth swept many Americans into any affluent but unfamiliar " consumer society " . -
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The great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression .On Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed, triggering the Great Depression, the worst economic collapse in the history of the modern industrial world. It spread from the United States to the rest of the world, lasting from the end of 1929 until the early 1940s. With banks failing and businesses closing, more than 15 million Americans (one-quarter of the workforce) became unemployed. -
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World war 2
World war 2 was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. -
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The Cold War
The Cold War is the name given to the relationship that developed primarily between the USA and the USSR after World War Two. The Cold War was to dominate international affairs for decades and many major crises occurred - the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, Hungary and the Berlin Wall being just some. For many, the growth in weapons of mass destruction was the most worrying issue. -
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The Fifties
The 1950s or the Fifties was a decade that began January 1, 1950, and ended December 31, 1959. For example Fashion history would never be the same again after the 1950s when teenagers became an emerging fashion voice. A new consumer driven society was born. The fashionable age of being between thirty and forty at the start of 1950 was soon knocked off its pedestal before the end of the decade, by the arrival of the teenage cult with its own development of style and spending. Until then, 18 -
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Civil Rights Era
The civil rights movement was a land mark peice of legislation in the united states that outlawed discrimination based on race , color , religion , sex , or national origin . For example same sex marrige and the burmingham church bombing . -
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Vietnam
The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.