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Industrializing for the War
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Irish Immigration
Many Irish were moving to America. They moved to America because it was said to be a blossoming country with many oppurtunities. The Americans were made because they thought that the Irish were making working conditions horrible and taking up jobs. -
Potato Famine
The potato famine is occuring in Ireland causing many Irish people to flee to America. Ireland is a dark, gloomy dreary place at that time. -
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So Far From Home
The time in which the book So Far From Home takes place. -
So Far From Home: Leaves to America
Mary Driscoll leaves to go to America because of the potato famine. Her family has been greatly impacted and is literally starving. She goes by a ticket from her Aunt Nora who is already in America.
This relates to the Irish Immigration and the Potato Famine because the potato famine was the reason for so much Irish Immigration. -
So Far From Home: Starts Job at the Mill
Mary goes to work for the first time and describes the place, "I cannot say how many machines there are, but there must be hundreds...Each was making the most awful hissing and whizzing sounds This devilish noise came rushing down all around me like an endless waterfall...I could feel the thunderous sound come up my legs." (Denenburg 74).
This relates to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire because if the conditions were made better then, the fire wouldn't have happened at all. -
So Far From Home: Girl Injured
One of the girls working at the mill was hurt with a shuttle that fell off the machine and hit her in the eye.
This relates to when the Sewing Machines without shuttles were invented because if those sewing machines were invented, the girl wouldn't have been hurt. -
So Far From Home: Working Conditions
Mary and her friend, Annie talk about how Mr. Foster (the boss) should treat them better and how discuting the mill is overall. But Annie and Mary think they can't do anything "...but there is little I can do that will change anything." (Denenburg 109).
This relates to the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions and First Large Strike because Annie and Mary could have took part in the FOTLU and strikes to express their feelings. -
Sewing Machines without Shuttles
1850 - 1860
A much smoother sewing machine, John Bradshaw and Nathaniel Wheeler produced a sewing machine with a rotary hook. During this time period, they were high in demand. -
First Large Strike
800 women operatives and 4,000 workmen marched during a shoemaker's strike in Lynn, Massachusetts. -
Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions
The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, al labor union was founded. It helped the people in the factories fight for better working conditions. -
Overall Thesis
I believe that the overall theme of the books are that people die, you can still learn from them. In the book So Far From Home, Mary dies but all the readers still learned from her diary explaining the conditions and lives of many Irish Immigrants. In War Horse, Captian Nickolas teaches to stand up to yourself, to be brave, and to give respect to others. In The Lord of the Nutcracker Men, the mom dies but teaches the son about being careful and safe. No matter what, you can learn from the dead. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire occured in New York City and was one of the deadliest disasters in history. Many lives would have been saved if the working conditions and emergency plans were better. The factory had very bad working conditions and the people in the factory were treated badly and unsafe. -
First Tank: War Horse
The first tank is invented then. This relates to the book War Horse because during the a battle, the Germans came at them with a tank and Joey was captured. -
World War 1 Begins: The Lord of the Nutcracker Men
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary immediately causes World War 1 to start.
This relates to the Lord of the Nutcracker Men because during this time the dad wants to sign up for the war but can't due to the lack of height. Then he finally grows tall enough and is able to go serve in the military. -
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War Horse
This is the time when the book War Horse occurs. -
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The Lord of the Nutcracker Men
The book, The Lord of the Nutcracker Men takes place during this time. -
Christmas Truce of 1914: The Lord of the Nutcracker Men
The uncalled for ceasefire spread along the Western Front. This relates to the Lord of the Nutcracker Men because it brought the whole family together and a few days later, his mom died. -
Battle of Somme: War Horse: Lord of the Nutcracker Men
This is known as No Man's Land. During this battle in War Horse Captain Nickolas dies and Joey, a horse best friend dies. In the Lord of the Nutcracker Men the boys Dad writes to him from being in the Battle of Somme and writes about how it feels like and how it is like. -
World War 1 Ends
World War 1 ends when the Treaty of Versailles is made.
