The Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775. Washington was selected over other candidates such as John Hancock based on his previous military experience and the hope that a leader from Virginia could help unite the colonies.
In the 1920s, assembly line production made it incredibly easy for Americans to access new consumer goods. Rising earnings gave more disposable income to be able to purchase the goods, as well as affordable automobiles and devices that people would need and want. Many people started living the desired life they wanted with affordable products. Advertising became as big as the industry they were representing because people paid more attention to the products they could generally afford. It was a head start during the industrial expansion.
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In Russia, efforts to build communism began after Tsar Nicholas II lost his power during the February Revolution, which started in 1917, and ended with the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.
