to the rise of U.S. industrialization in the late 1800’s. New technologies like steam engines‚ railroads‚ and telegraphs made communication and transportation easier. The ability to source and transport materials across the country with ease turned many local businesses into national companies. Workplace innovations‚ such as the assembly-line method of production‚ allowed these companies to produce goods on a mass scale. In the late 1800’s‚ the American railway system became a nationwide transportation
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wanted to expand American power for land and market. First of all‚ American foreign policies in the late 1800s were dominated by the same characteristic as all other European powers‚ imperialism. Although the traditional isolationist policy from President Washington remained‚ America became more involved in Asian as well as world affairs. The reasoning behind the interests was‚ however‚ malicious. For example‚ Social Darwinism was a popular theory among the American population by the late 19th century
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development. Changes that have impacted society even to this day. By 1925‚ the massive growth from 44 million people in 1875‚ to 114 million people gave a broader perspective on how life should be lived in the ever expanding nation. Farms were the basis of American culture since Virginia was first founded back in 1625. People need food to live and land to grow it on. America has plenty of land to cultivate so it’s the perfect place for an agriculturally based society. Let’s start from before the civil war
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In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century‚ the United States issued an aggressive policy of expansionism. This policy was meant to extend its political and economic influence around the globe. Before the new imperialism began‚ the old imperialism had begun. This meant that the European nations were trying to find a direct trade route to Asia during this age. However‚ they gained new land and established colonies in the Americas‚ India‚ South Africa‚ and the East Indies. They also gained
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The romantic period in American history came around during the early 1800’s. It was an artistic and literary movement that started in Europe and eventually spread to America. Romanticism was used in many songs‚ art‚ poems‚ and stories during this time. It included a lot of emotion and colors used to describe and create stories. There were many stories and poems created during this period and some of the stories are still read today. The authors during this time period used more emotion rather than
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Imperialism is the policy of extending a country’s influential presence and power‚ in other places by means of military action‚ or diplomacy. In the late 19th Century‚ American began harnessing imperialism as to have spots in a variety of places across the globe to ‘re-fuel.’ Naval power became the power of the time‚ so having more places where you could safely land made you even powerful. Also‚ having a country under your control allowed for economic gain‚ through harnessing the resources on said
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Oscar Wilde observed in the late 1800’s that progress is made when people are disobedient and rebel against authorities. Think about problems that needed to be challenged‚ things where the rules were too strict to follow and still make the change wanted by many. Some occurrences are when Americans left the control of the British‚ abolishing slavery‚ and historical people like Rosa Parks during the Civil Rights Movement. A world without this history of taking a stand against authorities would be way
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There was a generation of American politicians that did not possess the suspicion of consolidated authority that distinguished the revolutionary era. A number of men in this younger generation created a nationalist program for economic development resembling the one suggested by Alexander Hamilton during the Federalist era (Schultz‚ 2013). Improved t fit the requests of the 1810’s and 1820’s; they named this economic idea the American System. The American System stemmed from an unexpected source:
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In the late 1700’s and 1800’s the systematic importation of African slaves from their native continent across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World‚ also known as the Atlantic slave trade‚ took place. With the demand for rice‚ sugar‚ and tobacco growing higher‚ the demand for labor grew with it. There different forms of slavery and different treatment of slaves around the world. The biggest contrast in slavery was the slavery in North America and South America. The first Europeans to capture and sell
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Colonization in late 1800s – Motivated by need for African resources Educate and improve “barbarians” Uganda Bantu had educational advantage Acholi and Langi used as military Slave labor caused 5 million deaths Sudan Arabs in North‚ Blacks in south‚ separate colonies When combined‚ Civil War Namibia German genocide of Herero people Imperialism – John Green – McCartney Mission – 1793 – Better trade conditions with China Epic failure Finally would Trade Opium China saw trades as unfair Threw British
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