...Americas Post Civil War World History Katherine Nelson The turning point of the reconstruction period during 1865-1900 includes the rise of industrilizaion and the surge of immigration in the United States. During the time of the reconstruction period the north and west states was able to see growth in their economy. The United States was considered the worlds most dominit ,economical,industrial and agricultural. The income for nonfarm workers started seeing growth in their income of 75 % and it went on to grow another 33% by the year 1918. The government became a united powerful nation and people started to see some change. The reconstruction period brought slavery to an end and provided former slaves citizenship . The government was reformed and mondernized. There was new roles for education and women recived a higher status. Large numbers of European immigrants provided the base labor for the exspansion of industry and this created the population base for most of the fast growing urban America. During this time new technology evolve such as telegraphs,steel,railroad exspansions and an abundant of natural resources such as coal,timber,oil and farmland. Amongst the changes in the economy two important events took place during the reconstruction period that change the life of some. The United States defeated Spain in 1898 and because of their victory, it quickly brought on a small empire. Although the United States tried to go...
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...America and the Great War World War I (WWI) or ‘The Great War’ began on 1914 and ended on 1918. The war turned into “prolonged global struggle” (Keene, Cornell & O'Donnel, 2012, p.594). It killed and wounded millions of men and cost billions of dollars. The war was between the Allies Powers and the Central Powers. It took Americans over two years to join the war. In the end of the war and under the peace settlement, Germany was required to pay reparations of war damages and give up many of its territories (Keene, Cornell & O'Donnel, 2012). Nationalism, imperialism, and militarism in Europe led to World War I. The increase in aggressive nationalism of one’s country led to the hatred of another country, which supported Europeans leaders’ aggressions towards each other. Germany wanted to become a world power like Britain and France. The rise of nationalism in German-speaking states called for unification of Germany as one nation-state. The force of nationalism led to the force of imperialism. Both France and Britain had large empires due to their imperialistic influence and their grip over trade on foreign markets. Germany was trying to become larger and stronger empire by colonizing overseas. Europeans powers were fighting for raw materials for trade, industry, and foreign markets. They began the race to acquire colonies in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, which created more rivalry and hatred between European countries. The competition for industrial power and the need...
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...America and the Great War The Great War otherwise known as World War I was a war that began through a number of reasons. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was said to be one of the primary causes of war. The European powers divided into two diplomatic blocks. Germany and Austria formed an alliance with Italy joining them in 1882 to form a “Triple Alliance” (Mulligan 2). Not wanting to become isolated France and Russia joined and formed an alliance in 1894. With common interests in Africa and Asia, Britain joined with France in 1904 and Russia in 1907. Tensions began to mount between France and Russia with regards to the Balkans, and St Petersburg and Berlin signing an agreement over their interests in Persia and the Ottoman Empire. The alliances of the nations during this time allowed for over 40 years of peace. For these European countries this was an unheard of feat. These countries had been at war for 1000’s of years with ever wanting to secure their nations security within the states. “States cooperated on issues of specific interest, irrespective of the membership of blocks.” “On the eve of war, Britain, France and Germany agreed on their spheres of influence in the declining Ottoman empire.” (Mulligan 2) These countries were instrumental in trying to resolve the increasing tensions between Austria and Russia. There are a vast array of theories that have been drawn together as to why the United States broke its neutrality and entered into the Great...
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...America and the Great War Abstract World War 1 was in the works for a long time in the European countries. Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism were the main factors that led to the Great War. There were so many alliances between 1879 and 1914 that there was no choice when an ally declared war. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife was a trigger for the declarations of war being set up for many years prior. America and the Great War World War One or “The Great War” was triggered by the assassination of Franz Ferdidnand on June 28th, 1914 by a Serbian Nationalist student Gavrilo Princip. Archduke Ferdidnand was to inspect the Austro-Hungarian troops in Bosnia. After the annexation of the Balkan States of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Turkey, they were taken into the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This was resented by a nationalist group that was formed by Serbians and Croatians known as the Black Hand. The group had sent students and weapons for the assassination of the Archduke to mark the national day in Bosnia. There were many causes prior to the assassination of Franz Ferdidnand. Imperialism, Nationalism, and Militarism were some of the main ones. Imperialism, or when a country takes over another country and makes it part of that country, was happening all over European countries in the Eighteen hundreds. According to Historyonthenet.com(2000-2014), by Nineteen hundred the British Empire extended over five continents and France controlled...
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...During World war one there was a big debate that happen in our government to see whether or not our troops should be overseas to help with the monster of a world war that was happening in Europe at the time. Many felt that it was not our war to fight and it would be foolish to waste American blood on something that is not going to benefit us at all, and others were just appalled by the actions of the people of the war and the crimes that they were committing to the people of Europe and they did not understand why this was happening. The biggest thing for the people of the United States was that most did not forget where they came from, and they were feeling for the people that were still in Europe and a lot of the people were still family and close friends that they knew were going through all of this. For most of the beginning of the war President Wilson was going through great lengths to make sure that the American people stayed apart from these conflicts and he urged that they do no worry about what is going one in Europe but rather let’s focus on the issues that we have in the United States and move forward from these tragedies. President Wilson at no time wanted us to be in this war and actually used this non-war campaign to get himself re-elected as the president that keeps us away from war. Eventually through Even President Wilson could not keep us out of Europe to the people of this great tragedy. Mostly our beginning into the war was us profiting off of the economies...
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...of Vietnam, their reality of normal life was slowly stripped away and soon their lives were changed forever. The Vietnam War was a war not worth fighting for according to the American public, but the stance of the government strengthened as a fight for power increased. In Vietnam, young soldiers were forced to integrate themselves into a contrasting lifestyle-- that they had never typically had any first-hand experience in-- that created wanted and unwanted changes in a person; ultimately causing the war to change an individual, physically and psychologically. The war between the Viet Cong and America brought many hardships to each country and especially to the American soldiers. The circumstances on why the war was being...
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...During the Cold War, the majority of Americans had a view of communism that depicted it to be nothing but evil; however, for the millions of people who had revolted against their former government, it was the only way forwards. The situation that developed in Korea during this time was a very accurate description of this. The people of North Korea were pushed down enough that they revolted against their government and formed a communist state while American simply viewed this as another country that had begun the process of falling to communism. The Korean War greatly enhanced the fear and hatred that the United States and the nations that had converted to communism felt for each other. The Korean War, although primarily only fought by the US, North and South Korea, Russia, and China, would have many political consequences around the world that...
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...Why did Texans fight in the bloodiest war in America? Well, between the years of 1861 and 1865 Texans went to war for their state. The Texans battled to never look back on the past and to fight for nothing but slavery, states’ rights, and sectionalism. Texans went into combat to cover their states’ rights. “The crisis upon us involves not only the right of self-government but the maintenance of a great principle in the law of nations…”(Doc C).The right of the secession was a state right and was a legitimate way worth fighting for. Texas had previously fought for its right to a self-government. The Texans had to keep their state’s rights, because they were so used to slaves doing all the farming. Another reason Texans went to war was to protect...
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...The Cold War and its policies had detrimental fallout effects on the American people. From the 1950s-1970s, people could see the shifting of cultures resulting from government policies and necessary adjustments to American life resulting from the Cold War. The Cold War would transform the future for America in many ways, including the religious boom, the staggering increase in defense spending, and the pushing of government control and propaganda due to ignorance and discrimination. The Cold war distorted America forever, instilling a fear of communism that would last to this day, making Americans want to try and rid the world of this evil. America, especially from the 1950s to the 1970s, main goal was to rid the world of communist control....
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...American and World War I Alina Ibrahim HIS/125 January 25, 2013 Matt Brickley American and World War I World War I began as a domino effect of one thing leading to another. In June 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist while visiting Sarajevo (Schultz, 2012). Austria-Hungary then issued an ultimatum to the Serbians to bring the assassins to justice. This was an ultimatum that the Austro-Hungarians knew the Serbians would not meet prompting Austria-Hungary to attack Serbia (The Causes of World War I, 2009). Compelled by a treaty with Serbia, Russia mobilized its army in defense of Serbia. While Russia was an ally of Serbia, also bound by a treaty Germany was an ally of Austria-Hungary. This obligated Germany to mobilize its army in defense of Austria-Hungary. Britain and France also entered the war bound by treaty as an ally of Russia (The Causes of World War I, 2009). Hence, the domino effect of one country leading the other to enter the war. Throughout the first three years of the war America remained a neutral country. They were not bound by any treaties to ally themselves to fight for either side in the war. The war in Europe was at an impasse and both sides realized that in order to win the war they needed to submit the other to starvation (Schultz, 2012). The economies of the countries at war in Europe were quickly in ruins and they looked to the United States for supplies...
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...America and World War I Jeff Clark HIS/125 5/12/13 Michele Riley When war erupted in 1914, the United States attempted to remain neutral and was a proponent for the rights of neutral states. Isolationist foreign policy was encouraged by Congress's apprehensions about giving other countries a political door into US policies and the cultural melting pot of the United States' population. In spite of these factors, the United States did enter World War I, as a result of several events. In an attempt by both the allied and the central powers to involve the Americans, the US was heavily saturated with propaganda. Much of the material had a Pro-British slant which was aided by the connection to Britain as a "cultural brother" and the United States' concern with affairs in Western Europe. While propaganda sympathetic to Germany did also exist, it did not carry much weight with the American public. Germany was seen by most Americans as a dangerous monarchy with autocratic militarist thinking, including a hidden agenda to undermine democracy and US power. There were allegations of industrial sabotage, poisoning water supplies, kidnapping individuals, and engaging in espionage within American labor unions by Germans to keep the United States busy on the home front. These rumors, along with extensive submarine warfare, added to the distrust of the Germans. The US fought many battles but the second battle of Marne seems to have been the one that led to the demise of Germany...
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...The history of the War of 1812 has mainly been written by Americans in an American perspective. In doing so, it expresses a concept that everyone was joyful after the war; Americans for winning the war, Canadians because they knew they also had won, and the British are not mentioned. Jon Latimer, author of the book, offers a British perspective of the war and argues that no side was a victor of the war. British scholars studied their second war against the United States, and concluded that it was a triumphant one for John Bull. However, American historians believe that America won the war in every aspect, physically and economically. Latimer’s argument is evident when the British perspective is taken into consideration. For example, when Andrew Jackson lost to the British at New Orleans, Americans claimed it a victory once the Treaty of Ghent was approved. The victory that they had claimed clearly did not represent the seizing of Canada or revenue from their colonial masters. Instead, the victory was claimed for the reputation of America. Many believed the war represented a war for independence and an expression of a newly found sovereignty....
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...The Cold War shaped 1950s American society and culture by creating a larger population, a stronger economy and a more persuasive media. By airing TV shows showing what an American family should look like, believe, and act like, American society became more and more persuaded into the “ideals” of society. The 1950s brought forth a growing US population. More and more Americans were getting married. These newlyweds also tended to be younger in age. Teenagers were getting married as young as 18 and 19. Of all 18 and 19 year olds, one third were already married. (“Life Magazine Identifies the New Teen-age Market, 1954,” Major Problems, 89). But instead of waiting a while to have children, they started right away. And with more families having children, it created a large surge in the population. This time of large population growth was called the baby boom. According to A Report on the Baby Boom, 1954, young married college graduates were having more children. Before, reproducing was set off more often or for a longer time. But in the 50s this was no longer true. Married couples with more education also became a norm. Starting in the 1940s, the rise of number of babies per graduate steadily rose (“A Report on the Baby Boom, 1954,” Major Problems, 84). There were many factors leading to the baby boom. The bettering of the economy was one. It was easier for young couples to set up their homes and ready them for a family. With a better economy, young couples were more likely...
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...After the WWII nobody was expecting it but another war was coming up! The problem was that the WWII went by pretty agressively and the people runned out of sources,water,and one of the most important,money. On that time people was struggling with money! And the worst thing that could happened on that time was another war. This war was called The Cold War,in this war the U.S clashed with the Soviet Union. This war became too a World Conflict,not just America was in this war. Besides the war after the WWII,The Cold War I’m going to talk about the After Depression,economically America went into a big depression with no money and also it went into a big depression with the society too.Also how I said before and what the despression contains...
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...The book “Over Here” by David Kennedy gives details of America during the nineteen month involvement of the first work war. The book states information that describes political innovation, social disruptions and the culture heritage of the experience of America in the War (p.VII). The prologue gives details of what is going on during the war. The prologue tells how the war affects Americans and how there is another what inside America, which helped the United States go to war. During this time Woodrow Wilson just got reelected for president again in 1916. One of the many reasons he had got reelected is because he based his campaign on not going to war. Wilson appealed directly to the people, unify their convictions, awaken their emotional energy, and turn this great mass force on his recalcitrant foes (p.48). This changed Americans minds about Wilson, at first he was trying to keep America out of war and now he is trying to enforce the idea that America should go to war. There were some people that supported Wilson new decision to go to war. John Dewey and the New Republic followed about going to war and they helped changed American’s mind about going to war....
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