Aside from a general curiosity about space, the United States wanted to go to space because the Russians were trying to get there too, and we were in a "cold" war with them.
John Calvin: The Religious Reformer Who Influenced Capitalism. Both the blame and the credit for capitalism has often been placed at the feet of a 16th-century Christian theologian named John Calvin.
It was the forced removal by the British of the Acadian people from the present day Canadian Maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and the present day US state Maine — parts of an area historically known as Acadia, causing the deaths of thousands of people. Hope this helps!!
The Manhatten Project was designed as a "think tank" to develop the first atomic weapon. The brightest scientific minds were recruited and vetted to ensure that the U.S. had the bomb before other countries.
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The Second Industrial Revolution, also known as the Technological Revolution, was a phase of rapid standardization and industrialization from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. ... In the same time period, new technological systems were introduced, most significantly electrical power and telephones.
