U.S.S. Maine

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The U.S.S Maine was sent to Cuba as a diplomatic act to show support for Cuban interests. The explosion of the Maine cause Americans to rally against the Spanish. They felt like the Spanish had to pay for cowardly destroying American property, and killing over 200 men. The Maine was completely destroyed:

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New York City Tenements UPDATED POST

 

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New  York Tenements were a very disturbing place to live. The picture above shows the back view of one tenement looking on to other tenements around it. The clothing lines are all over the place and they give the entire image a very cluttered feeling. The houses are all made from wood which looks old and rotten. The roofs are just pilled wood. Winter must have been very hard because they did not even have fire places. Not everything in the big cities of America was luxurious, and the New York Tenements are a perfect example of that. These types of housing were cheap and so new immigrants were drawn to them. It took a long time for these types of buildings to stop being used.

New York City Tenements ORIGINAL POST

 

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New  York Tenements were a very disturbing place o live. The picture above shows the back view of one tenement looking on to other tenements around it. The clothing lines are all over the place and they give the entire image a very cluttered feeling. The houses are all made from wood which looks old and rotten. The roofs are just pilled wood. Winter must have been very hard because they did not even have fire places. Not everything in the big cities of America was luxuries, and the New York Tenements are a perfect example.

Triangl Factory Fire (7)

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 The Triangle Factory Fire happened on May 25th 1911, New York City. It was one of the worst disasters of all time it killed 146 factory workers. Most of them were women between the ages of 15 and 45. The picture above represents the damage the fire did to the city and how it will always be remembered. The disaster has now been over shadowed by the world trade center. It is important that we never forget how many people suffered because of poor factory conditions, and that we must always be improving safety for workers.