SPRING BEAK PROJECT Magic Chung

MONEY  Of all the greatest inventions from the civil war, paper money has to be the most important. The appearance of this money began circulating in 1862 as there was pressure to finance the civil war. It replaced paper notes that were issued by local banks and that were not accepted in all regions. Although paper money was not accepted in all regions either it was backed by the federal government and it completely changed the U.S. central banking system creating the new standard in currency.

MONEY

AUTOMOBILE  Although automobiles had been built much earlier prior to the progressive era no milestone vehicle had been produced unlike those of the cars built in Germany by Karl Benz and Wilheim Maybach. They both had created new innovative vehicles that ran on gasoline and had the capabilities to run and be improved upon. The first mass produced vehicle was produced in the United States in 1901 and was the curved dash oldsmobile and was helped created largely in part thanks to Henry Ford’s assembly line which led to the model T but was discontinued in 1927 after 18 million had been produced. The innovations made upon the automobile moved technology forward eventually leading to today’s modern creations and works of art. The automobiles of our time have come a long way since their invention and our innovations are still advanced upon to this current day.

PICTURE OF AUTOMOBILE

COMPASS SHAPE WATCH  The pocket watch was one of the first watches to be created and it was one of the greatest inventionsduring the civil war. It created the first portable clock and would eventually lead the way to the wrist watch. The pocket watch was dated back to as early as 1462, but did not come readily available until the late 19 th century to the early 20 th century. The pocket watch was commonly used by the masses and soldiers as it had moved away from the fortunate and rich population. The Waltham Watch company had found a way to interchange the original pieces to make the watches more affordable for common folk. It was used by soldiers to keep track of their schedules and maintain and stay on camp time. The engravings upon the front of the watches also reminded the soldiers of their loved ones back home. The watch revolutionized how people would tell time making luxurious items available for people who lacked in money and would eventually modified further to create brands today like Rolex and Casio.

POCKET WATCH

RAILWAY GUNS  Can be dated back to the 19 th century, however, these guns became notorious during world war 1 when the Germans created “Paris Guns”. It appeared in 1918 and was mounted upon specially built wagons and had a much larger range than most other guns. They were remnants of leftover naval artillery pieces and delivered massive firepower that could fire as far as 75 miles. These pieces of artillery were heavily used and were admired for their awesome destructive capabilities, but they were larger and more easily hit targets. They were often mounted upon armored trains but they too were also vulnerable targets. They were completely vulnerable to attacks from the air as enemy aircrafts dropped tons and tons of explosives upon them. Each country developed their own version of the railway gun but the Germans had created the most advanced of them. They eventually became obsolete as newer and more reliable sources of weaponry were developed.

THE TELEGRAPH  The telegraph was developed independently in the United States by Samuel Morse and his assistant, Alfred Vail, in in 1843 Congress—in a rare moment of far-sightedness—appropriated the money to wire the country and the rest is history. How did it change things? Consider that Lincoln got word of the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg within hours of the guns falling silent and could order his field commanders to new battlefields in a matter of minutes from the telegraph office a few doors down from his office in the White House. Before that, such things would have taken days or even weeks to accomplish.

TELEGRAPH