https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm en-us 2022-10-28 17:27:58 UTC 2022-10-29 21:07:31 UTC hello@padlet.com kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360942673 This railroad connected the western and eastern parts of the country, allowing goods/products, and people to travel easier and faster. This allowed industrialization to thrive, which led to urbanization.]]> 2022-10-28 17:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360942673 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360943457 This act required meat to be packaged properly which greatly improved the health of all the people who consumed it. More healthy people means there are more people to work, which helped the US.]]> 2022-10-28 17:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360943457 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360944435 The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. This is significant because half of the population was women, so having them be able to vote gave the US more ability to change. This inspired more movements to push for rights. ]]> 2022-10-28 17:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360944435 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360954190 Francis Galton introduced Eugenics (A movement to improve the gene pool by isolating and promoting the “good” hereditary things and produce a “better” population), and many Americans liked the idea. States started passing sterilization laws. Eugenics was popular until WWII. ]]> 2022-10-28 17:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360954190 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360965044 Between Spain and America. America wanted to free the Philippines and Cuba from Spain's harsh ruling.  ]]> 2022-10-28 17:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360965044 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360968963 2022-10-28 17:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360968963 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360971519 2022-10-28 17:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2360971519 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361699972 2022-10-29 20:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361699972 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361701073 Gave each country one port to access China. Allowed the US to get in on trade in China, although many countries had previous relations with China. ]]> 2022-10-29 20:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361701073 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361701721 2022-10-29 20:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361701721 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361703820 This treaty was between the US and Spain, which ended the Spanish American War. The US won the war, and bought the Philippines, won independence for Cuba, and gained Puerto Rico and Guam as territories.]]> 2022-10-29 20:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361703820 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361704504 2022-10-29 20:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361704504 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361706302 2022-10-29 20:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361706302 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361708094 President Woodrow Wilson tells American citizens to stay neutral and to not pick sides in WWI, since the US does not want to enter the war. ]]> 2022-10-29 20:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361708094 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361708848 2022-10-29 20:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361708848 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361711032 Franz Ferdinand (from Austria) was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. This was one of the reasons WWII happened. ]]> 2022-10-29 20:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361711032 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361712193 Woodrow Wilson was reelected as President]]> 2022-10-29 20:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361712193 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361713046 A German U-boat sank an American merchant ship, the Laconia, and killed American citizens aboard, which made many Americans want the US to join WWII. ]]> 2022-10-29 20:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361713046 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361714406 Revealed the Germany was trying to get Mexico to ally with them and invade the US if they joined WWI. This caused panic among Americans. ]]> 2022-10-29 20:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361714406 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361715505 Started between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, but extended to their allies. The Triple Entente (France, Britain, Russia) fought the Triple Alliance (Italy, Germany, Austria/Hungary). ]]> 2022-10-29 20:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361715505 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361719605 Ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers]]> 2022-10-29 20:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361719605 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361720263 2022-10-29 20:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361720263 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361721545 2022-10-29 20:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361721545 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361722445 NAWSA was a women suffrage organization. They primarily worked on getting women the right to vote. ]]> 2022-10-29 21:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361722445 kboucke https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361724634 More factories were being built, which attracted more workers, including immigrants. This led to big increases in city populations. This rapid change caused many parts of US infrastructure to be ineffective, leading to many problems. ]]> 2022-10-29 21:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kboucke/h562s9acopcxdsrm/wish/2361724634