Building techniques improved, iron became more common, and hydraulics were used to dig riverbeds deeper. So less floods happened that destroyed farms and endangered lives.
After the passage of the 1965 Immigration Act, most immigrants to the United States came from Latin America and Asia.
It grew into a war involving 32 countries. The Allies included Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States. These countries fought against the Central Powers which included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.