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#1 What was factors that increased immigration during 1860 to 1900?
#2 Which was farm 1914 to 1918 increased the economic opportunities available for U.S citizens?
#3 What was invented by Thomas Edison that made it efficient for factory Warkers to work at night?
#4 What was passed to accomplish the implementation of women's suffrage?
#5 What is conservationism?
#6 What increased settlement of the Great Plains?
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#1 During the period of 1860 to 1900, there were several factors that led to increased immigration to the United States. According to the Library of Congress, many people came to the U.S. because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity. They were fleeing crop failure, land and job shortages, rising taxes, and famine.

#2 During the period of 1914 to 1918, the United States was involved in World War I. The war had a significant impact on the country’s economy. According to a source, the war opened up new markets for American manufacturers, which led to a 44-month period of growth for the United States and solidified its power in the world economy. The total value of U.S. exports grew from $2.4 billion in 1913 to $6.2 billion in 1917. Most of that went to major Allied powers like Great Britain, France, and Russia, which scrambled to secure American cotton, wheat, brass, rubber, automobiles, machinery, wheat, and thousands of other raw and finished goods.

#3 Thomas Edison’s invention of the incandescent light bulb made it possible for factory workers to work at night. Before the invention of the light bulb, factories had to rely on natural light or expensive and dangerous gas lamps to illuminate their workspaces.

#4 The women’s suffrage movement in the United States was a long and hard-fought battle that spanned almost a century. The campaign for women’s suffrage began in the decades before the Civil War, and it took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to win that right.

#5 Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values.

#6 Increased settlement of the Great Plains in the United States was primarily due to a series of federal land grants ¹. The Homestead Act, which was passed in 1862, allowed Americans to claim up to 160 acres of public land for free, provided they lived on and improved the land for at least five years. This act encouraged many Americans to move westward and settle on the Great Plains. The Great Plains were also settled by European immigrants who were seeking political or religious freedom or simply trying to escape poverty in their own countries.