History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2437 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Smartphone
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The idea
The release of Apple's iPhone in two thousand seven, the Yawp says, popularised the smartphone, and the internet, freed from desktop modems, shaped more of daily life than ever.
In practice
Young Americans, whom the Yawp says the embrace of technology defined more than anything else.
Where people slip
Social media became a political arena, as this unit's entries on two thousand sixteen show.
Your place on the trail
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