<span>The 19th century was a period of great change and rapid industrialization. The iron and steel industry spawned new construction materials, the railroads connected the country and the discovery of oil provided a new source of fuel. The discovery of the Spindletop geyser in 1901 drove huge growth in the oil industry. Within a year, more than 1,500 oil companies had been chartered, and oil became the dominant fuel of the 20th century and an integral part of the American economy.</span>
1. <span>The Allies free North Africa from Nazi control.
</span>2. <span>Hitler loses Paris to the Allies.
</span>3. <span>Benito Mussolini falls from power.
</span>4. <span>The Soviets capture Belarus and parts of Poland.
</span>5. Nazi forces and the Soviet army have a final showdown in Berlin.
6. <span>The Allies liberate the Philippines from Japanese control.
</span>7. The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and attacks Manchuria
By the United States in March 4, 1789
