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Page 1: Industrial Era Begins
Steam power replacing waterwheel, 1870 map
Coal and iron deposits, 1870 map
Railroad expansion, 1870 map
Rail expansion favors the West, 1870 map
Land grants, Transcontinental RR, 1870 map
Railroads and land development, 1870 map
Page 2: Manufacturing
Industrial resources, 1870 map
Pittsburgh at the sweet spot, 1870 map
Steam power in the North, 1870 map
Waterpower still important, 1870 map
Industries not using power, 1870 map
Population growth and shrinkage, 1870 map
Page 3: Manufacturing Labor
Immigrants, urban development, 1870 map
Immigrant destinations, 1870 map
Irish in the Northeast, 1870 map
Germans across the Midwest, 1870 map
Scandinavians, Upper Midwest, 1870 map
English-speaking immigrants, 1870 map
Page 4: Farming
Rainfall vanishes at the Prairie, 1870 map
Prime cropland in the Midwest, 1870 map
Corn dominates farming, 1870 map
Wheat is #2 crop in the Midwest, 1870 map
Sheep and wool still important, 1870 map
Hay for the livestock, 1870 map
Page 5: Western Expansion
Irrigation vital in the arid West, 1870 map
Steel promotes industrial growth, 1890 map
Railroad Frenzy Slowing, 1890 map
More Railroad Land Grants, 1890 map
Homestead Act, settlements to 1890 map
Federal land grant colleges, 1890 map
| Page 6: Industrial Resources
Huge new Mesabi Range ore fields, 1890 map
Modest gold deposits in the West, 1890 map
Silver deposits in the mountains, 1890 map
Gold and silver sites related, 1890 map
Western copper mining, 1890 map
Population growth and shrinkage, 1890 map
Page 7: Wider World
Texas cattle drives, 1890 map
Indian Wars in the West, 1870-1890 map
Klondike Gold Rush, 1896-99 map
Peak of British Empire, 1900 map
Pacific naval bases annexed, 1900 map
World conflict, 1866-1900 map
Page 8: Continued Expansion
American military actions, 1800s map
Urban manufacturing centers, 1910 map
Blast furnaces and rolling mills, 1910, map
Textile mills spreading in the South, 1910 map
Railroad expansion exhausted, 1910 map
Petroleum is the new fuel, 1910 map
Page 9: Crops
Climate regions favor the East, 1910 map
Corn is still #1 export, 1910 map
Wheat production in the Dakotas, 1910 map
Hay, tobacco, cotton and rice, 1910 map
Cattle production centered in Iowa, 1910 map
Irrigation peaks in the West, 1910 map
Page 10: War, Stalin and Autos
World War I and submarines, 1914-1918 map
Russian Revolution, 1917-1922 map
First National Highway System, 1930, map
Auto ownership, 1930 map
Soviet forced industrialization, 1930 map
New Deal dams, National Forests, 1930s map
| Page 11: Stunning Onslaught
Germans, Soviets divide Poland, 1939 map
Hitler blitzkrieg through Poland, 1939 map
Allies trapped at Dunkirk, 1940 map
Battle of Britain, 1940 map
Italy and Japan join with Hitler, 1940 map
Hitler turns against Russia, 1941 map
Page 12: Allies reeling
Hitler in Russia, the Balkans, Africa, 1941 map
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, 1941 map
Hitler in Europe, Japan in Pacific, 1941 map
Coral Sea and Midway, 1942 map
U-boats swarm American coast, 1942 map
First big oil pipeline to avoid subs, 1942 map
Page 13: The tide turns
Germans move on oilfields, 1942 map
Moscow holds, Rommel defeated, 1942 map
Turning the tables at Stalingrad, 1942 map
Bombing with staggering losses, 1942 map
Allies in Italy, Soviets pushing west, 1943 map
Island-hopping in the Pacific, 1943
Page 14: Final days
D-Day invasion, 1944 map
Last-ditch Battle of the Bulge, 1944, map
Relentless Allied bombing, 1944 map
Nazi labor, concentration camps, 1944 map
Bombers reach Tokyo, 1944 map
German collapse, Hitler suicide, 1945 map
Page 15: Cold War
A-bombs at Hiroshima, Nagasaki, 1945 map
German, Japanese high-water marks, map
Iron Curtain divides Europe, 1950 map
Communist expansion, 1950 map
Communist China is first Domino, 1950 map
Vietnam War, 1965-1975 map
| Page 16: Soviets, Arabs, Oil
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 map
Arab domination of strategic oil, 1970 map
Arab oil embargo, 1973 map
Conflict moves to Africa, 1970s map
Iran-Iraq War, Muslim stalemate, 1980s map
Iranian Revolution, oil well sites, 1980 map
Page 17: Islam Rising
Soviet-Afghan War, 1980s map
US on the Sidelines, 1980s
Breakup of Soviet Union, 1990 map
Iraq invades Kuwait, Bosnian War, 1990s map
Sept 11 attack, 2001 map
Continuing Muslim world conflict, 2010s map
Page 18: Three Powers
Big Three military bases, 2020 map
Russian proxy wars, 2020s map
Global Chinese investment, 2020 map
Ukraine, Syria, Sudan, 2020s map
Nuclear missile arsenals, 2020 map
Nuclear power stations, 2020 map
Page 19: One World
World shipping lanes, 2020 map
Global Covid pandemic cases, 2020 map
Global farming, 2020 map
Global water risk, 2020 map
Global particulate air pollution, 2020 map
Global overfishing, 2020 map
Scroll RIGHT (to check for more) --> | Page 20: Wealth and Oil
Global oil revenue, 2020 map
Global oil Consumption, 2020 map
Global oil production, 2020 map
Global net oil import/export, 2020 map
Global national debt, 2020 map
US and Russian arms shipments, 2020 map
Page 21: New Concerns
Credit scores, 2020 map
Gun violence and mass shootings, 2020 map
Vaccine-denier regions, 2020 map
Obesity rate, 2020 map
Opioid overdose deaths, 2020 map
#BlackLivesMatter protest sites, 2020 map
Page 22: Politics and Profits
2008-2016 election results by county, maps
2020, 2024 election results by county, maps
Immigrant arrivals, 2020 map
Immigrant final settlement areas, 2020 map
Factory farms, 2020 map
Fortune 500 earnings, 2020 map
Page 23: Digital Era
Internet usage, 2000 map
Internet usage, 2010 map
Internet usage, 2020 map
Undersea fiber-optic cables, 2020 map
Financial centers, 2020 map
Night lighting visible from space, 2020 map Page 24: Conclusion
Accelerating Growth, 1790-2020 maps
Big Tech acquisitions, 1996-2020
Global 100 profits, 2020 map
Streaming media market segments, 2020 map
World conflict, 1700-2000 maps
Profit centers, by industry and power source
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