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Introduction and Chapter 1: An Amazing Event

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Sandler, William H. 1919: The Year That Changed America. Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019. E-book.

• The introduction begins on page 4.

• The main claim Sandler makes within the text’s brief introduction is that events within the year 1919 came together in a unique way that can give modern Americans a great deal of insight into the country’s past, present, and even future.

• Chapter 1: An Amazing Event begins on page 6.

• Molasses was in high demand during World War I, since it was mixed with water and ammonium nitrate in order to produce explosives.

• After the war, molasses was used for rum instead, but when it was announced that Prohibition would be enforced shortly, the USIA company located in the North End of Boston looked for a way to store as much molasses as...

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