... the American Revolution. A war to become our own nation, a war to break away from a mother country whose government was out to smuggle the new colonies of all their freedoms. In 1775 the thirteen colonies took to arms against a foe, which was internationally known as a military powerhouse. This war would change America forever. ... war they were given the right to be free and own land and become an everyday citizen. It also shaped America because after the war an industrial revolution had to have taken place in order for southern economy to survive. With the loss of the southern workforce...

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... beginning, they were all but bankrupt. Many repairs were needed all over Europe so the money had to be sought elsewhere. This money was sought in the Americas almost exclusively. Since America had continually been increasing it's industrial power, it had an enormous amount of capitol to invest as it saw fit. Many private (as well as federal) institutions began lending money to ... War I, Germany was forced to give up land, demilitarize and pay war reparations. When Germany refused to pay all that was demanded, France and Belgium occupied the coalmines in the Ruhr industrial area. The Ge...

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... This campaign, strictly translated as "living space," was Hitler's desire to conquer Europe and expand Germany's territory. In spite of Germany's unprepared army and lack of natural resources, Hitler sent his army into the Rhineland, an industrial area taken from the Germans in the Treaty of Versailles, on March 7, 1936 with the order to withdraw if any fierce resistance was met. The ... policy. President Roosevelt furiously tried to sway public opinion toward intervention, but the isolationist movement was too strong. Roosevelt's attempts to repeal the neutrality laws and quarantine Ge...

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... economic and legal protection against the powerful employers who took advantage of them. (AFL-CIO American Federalist, 1) The beginnings of the American Labor Movement started with the Industrial Revolution. Textile mills were the first factories built in the United States. Once factory systems began to grow, a demand for workers increased. They hired large amounts of young women and children who were expected to ... . The board could hold elections so that workers could vote for the union they wanted to represent them. The board could also stop unfair practices used by employers against...

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... America suffered a lot fewer casualties than the other nations. In addition, unlike the economies of many European countries, the American economy remained strong until 1929. Unlike Europe, the United States had come out of World War I with a dynamic industrial ... economy. Adding to that the United State's Allies owed them huge sums of money, and these loans more than canceled out America's prewar debt of $4 billion. The war had transformed the United States from a debtor nation, which owed money, into a creditor nation, to which money was owed. The action of the war had shattered Euro...

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... America; Native Americans discovered the dried leaves of the tobacco plant can produce mild, flavorful smoke. Two members of Columbus' crew, Rodrigo de Jerez and Luis de Torres, saw this tobacco and introduced this Pandora's Box to Europe. Soon it became popular in Spain, and tobacco growing and trading became very profitable in British American colonies. Inventions from the Industrial Revolution ... were made for the mass production of tobacco in 1881, producing 120,000 cigarettes a day per each machine. Prices fell, and since then tobacco companies ... competed much more actively. Ma...

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... voyage to explore the new world was one of gathering intelligence, to expand and sustain the British way of life. When they landed and started the first colony, ideas of a revolution were already stirring. Soon, the American people were unhappy and decided to take action against the British. Leading this charge was George Washington, the future first Commander ... lead them as an elite unit. These soldiers carried out clandestine missions, including industrial espionage, and helped the patriots win the war. The way these spies were chosen for this intelligence unit can be seen in the wa...

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... east, the Germans had effectively won the war.against an enemy, Russia, which had undergone a communist revolution and was ready to make peace at almost any price. The Russians ally Rumania had collapsed. .In March 1918, the Germans began a sweeping assault which saw them break through Allied lines. They swept forward, captured thousands of prisoners and came within striking distance of Paris ... , their overly-successful assault exposed their weaknesses. And their offensive had also cost them 1million men - irreplaceable men. Now, with the offensive grinding to a halt without having pro...

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