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1. Identify events that were significant to the health care of children in the United States in the 20thcentury For centuries children were considered miniature adult. In colonial America children were expected to assume adult responsibilities as soon as they could. Infant and childhood mortality rate were high. Epidemic diseases were common, with no control or treatment for smallpox, diphtheria, measles, dysentery, mumps, chickenpox, yellow fever, cholera, or whooping cough. Industrializion i...

1. Identify events that were significant to the health care of children in the United States in the 20thcentury For centuries children were considered miniature adult. In colonial America children were expected to assume adult responsibilities as soon as they could. Infant and childhood mortality rate were high. Epidemic diseases were common, with no control or treatment for smallpox, diphtheria, measles, dysentery, mumps, chickenpox, yellow fever, cholera, or whooping cough. Industrializion i...