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during world war ii, the last attempt by the germans to stop the allied advance on the western front took place at : the battle of the burge.
This battle actually caught the allied forces on the western front by surprise and caused massive casualties on the side of allied forces. But Germany also experienced massive depletion in both military men and supplies which actually leave their last defense become vulnerable and eventually lead to their defeat.
The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia.
The industrial innovations in assembly lines and mass production affected American Workers and the consumer because they drastically increased output and increased the availability of consumer goods. Mechanized production and assembly lines helped to create jobs in certain industries and destroy jobs in others, but overall increased the need for Americans in the manufacturing sector of the economy.