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TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES IN THE 20 TH CENTURY
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Railroads allowed people to travel faster Promoted Commuting to Work Less Travel Time = More Vacation Time TRAINS Train Depot at American Fork 1912
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Lagoon – resort for swimming, dancing and horseracing
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Saltair- Amusement park and resort along Great Salt Lake
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http://www.history.com/shows/modern- marvels/videos/electricity-invented- sparks-fly#car-invented-world- drastically-changed http://www.history.com/shows/modern- marvels/videos/electricity-invented- sparks-fly#car-invented-world- drastically-changed
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1900 – 20 automobiles 1909- 873 automobiles At first no paved roads and few gas stations Shared road with horses Few mechanics and no tow trucks AUTOMOBILES
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PAVING 1300 EAST IN SLC Monday 12th - Last Day to Turn in Missing/Redo Assignments. Divide ourselves into North and South. Complete Path to Secession definitions and game (Must get Hard Copy from Mrs. P) Tuesday 13th - South Secedes Reading Guide and start to write Speech "Was Secession Ok?" Southern States Secede Reading Guide (READING GUIDE and SPEECH DUE 3/14).Southern States Secede Reading Guide Wednesday 14th - Finish Speeches. 10 people will randomly be selected to deliver speech Thursday 15th - Grade Warm Ups! Start Key Details of War, I and II (We will work on this throughout Civil War unit. This packet will be DUE 3/26) Friday 16th- End of Quarter 3! No School
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AUTOMOBILES SHARED THE ROAD WITH HORSES
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The Wright Brothers First Flight – 1903 in North Carolina Utah’s first flight – 1910 At first = entertainment Much later = transportation AIRPLANES
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THE ALBATROSS
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CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THIS IS?
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First use of electric lights – Cleveland, OH 1878 Electric lights in SLC – 1880 – First generated by steam! – Then generated by water By 1920’s most urban places had electricity ELECTRICITY
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http://www.history.com/shows/modern- marvels/videos/electricity-invented- sparks-fly#the-telegraph-and-telephone http://www.history.com/shows/modern- marvels/videos/electricity-invented- sparks-fly#the-telegraph-and-telephone
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Alexander Graham Bell – inventor 1880- Local UT calls Wendover 1914- Transcontinental calls! – wires were joined to complete telephone circuit from NYC to San Francisco TELEPHONES
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Not one inventor – many scientists contributed to radio “idea” Originally called “wireless telegraphy” 1922- First radio broadcast in Utah on KZN KSL RADIO
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