<span>The Japanese captured the British colonies of Singapore, Burma, and Hong Kong.
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The telegraph changed society by facilitating communications among Americans. The telegraph gave Americans the chance to send and receive messages at an unprecedented speed and volume. Professor Samuel Morse, an instructor at New York University, created the first version of the telegraph in the 1830s, and, although well-planned, the device required significant revisions before allowing communications between the East and West coasts and eventually overseas
In the twentieth century, urban areas were defined as communities of more than 2,500
Explanation:
During the Civil War, American cities expanded even faster as industrialisation and globalisation began. By the turn of the 20th century, the US eastern coast towns were almost inconceivable, and many of their inhabitants were still living in misery. Often extremely corrupt is their local government, police forces, and companies.
Apart from this increase of urbanisation, the US has become more and more global since its foundation. More than 3/5 of the US population today resides in an urban area (usually defined as an integrated region with a minimum population of 2,500) and much less than a quarter is living in a rural area.