Sun Yat-sen lead the Xinhua revolution that overthrew China's Qing Dynasty. He founded societies that lead and funded several uprising before Xinhua all over China. Most of his efforts are planning and finding funding while in exile. His influence of locals and Chinese living in different countries poured donation that funded his cause. He also attempted to make an alliance with the different nation like Japan and Philippines however, he failed.
Generally speaking, cities grew along railroads and canals because "<span>workers could not live anywhere else," since the canals and railroads provided for the easy transport of workers and goods. </span>
In 1854 the Missouri compromise was appeled by the kansas nebraska act
World War I, the Wright Brothers, the Russian Revolution, just to name a few events.
The progressive era of the 1900s impacts our lives to this day because it is perhaps the 'roots' of modern America, from motorcycles to the first flight.