How Airplaness Affected History

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Airplanes have changed the way we look at our world and have tremendously affected history in many ways. What impact did airplanes have on the world? Well, because of airplanes we now view our world much differently. We see our world as smaller than we did in the 19th century. This is because now places that it would take months of traveling by ship on a dangerous seemingly everlasting journey can now be done in hours. Also, airplanes have increased what we know about the world we live in. We now know more about sound waves because of airplanes, and what causes a sonic boom. We also know a lot more about air currents and how exactly and airplanes flies and why. Airplanes have also increased our technology. It is because of airplanes …show more content…

We are now able to see our family members much easier than before. A car ride that would normally take 6+ hours can now be done by airplanes in only 1 hour. Airplanes have opened up the world for families. Distance is no longer an excuse for not visiting. A great example of how airplanes have helped people visit their families are immigrants. In the 19th century if someone left their home country for a better life, often they were leaving their friends and family behind forever. Now, with airplanes immigrants are able to go back and visit their families instead of having to part from them forever. How amazing is that? Planes have also helped society economically. Now, countries can import and export foods that would normally spoil on a long boat ride to another country. Now, you can get Philippine mangoes in America, and Mexican watermelons in France. This creates billions of more dollars in the import and export trades. Also, more jobs have been created because of airplanes. Many jobs have been created because of airplanes including, airplane manufactures, pilots, air traffic controller, and even traveling businessmen. All of these jobs were made because of

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