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The telephone is the invention Bell is most known for: however, many people challenged that he was the one who actually invented it. Bell was awarded a patent for his invention, as well as recognition by many famous scientists in his time. Soon after his invention Bell made a telephone company so hundreds of people could experience his new technology.
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Thanks to the opening of Ellis Island immigrants could be processed by the Federal Government making the process more thorough while still being fast. A seventeen year old named Annie Moore was the first to be processed by the officials at Ellis Island. She was the start to a new wave of immigrants, and a new start for their lives.
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Plessy v Ferguson was the start of an epidemic that took over the country causing a mass separation. The courts decided that they were going to make a law stating that African Americans were "Separate but equal". This in turn caused an even greater uproar.
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Theodore Roosevelt was known for his extreme actions during the war. So when he became President, America was seen as having a more intense back bone. He also moved America into a more progressive era.
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The book "The Jungle" was written to bring light to officials of the horrors of immigrant lives in America. In detail, Sinclair describes the horrible working conditions and living areas of immigrants. He focused on Chicago and other industrialized cities.
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In the year 1907 over one million immigrants were processed and given the right to move into America. The right to start a new life. However the all time daily high was on April 17 when about 11,000 immigrants were processed.
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Shipping goods to help with the war and communication took four times as long as it needed. Then the Panama Canal opened a new faster way for transportation and goods. This helped immensely during WW1 because military needs were met more efficiently.
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The US stated in a neutral state until a horrible realization had occurred. The German Navy was killing innocent people, which is a war crime. So with haste we jumped in to help abolish the horrific events.
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Women gained the right to vote and was stated in the 19th amendment. After years of fighting against the cruelty of men. Women finally won their God given right to vote.
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The model T car was manufactured at the Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. Over the course of 19 years Henry Ford would have made approximately 15 million model T cars. The model T cars changed how the world operated, now the wealthy were not the only ones who could own a vehicle of their own.
