square miles‚ which was a gain of more than sixty percent. The process of expansion was so rapid that many Americans stubbornly believed that the nation had a "Manifest Destiny" to dominate the continent from coast to coast. This Manifest Destiny effected all Americans regardless of regional or political lines. However‚ this expansion was not a defined movement‚ and although it effected most people‚ was not supported by all Americans. Whig party leaders strongly opposed territorial growth‚ and even expansionist
Premium American Civil War United States Slavery in the United States
American Westward expansion set the stage for significant social‚ economic and political changes that echo up until today. Westward Expansion created more land for farmers and settlers‚ more natural resources for the United States‚ and built the United States into a major world power. Back to that era‚ there were many factors that attributed to American’s rapid expansion to the west. First‚ the idea of “manifest destiny”‚ that describes the belief that the USA and its people were “destined” to expand
Premium United States Native Americans in the United States American Civil War
Philippines The Philippine-American War Skyler Collins Senior Paper Category The rights of Filipinos were violated during the Philippine-American war because America thought it was their “responsibility” to govern the Filipinos and be a nobler destiny. America took up the white man’s burden when it came to the Philippines. Instead of America allowing the Philippines to declare their independence the Filipinos go into another revolutionary war over their independence. Imperialists
Free Philippines United States Emilio Aguinaldo
The Mexican-American War was driven by the idea of "Manifest Destiny" (Which is the belief that America had a God-given right to expand the country’s borders from sea to sea) This belief would eventually cause a great deal of suffering for many Mexicans‚ Native Americans and United States citizens. Following the earlier Texas War of Independence from Mexico‚ tensions between the two largest independent nations on the North American continent grew as Texas eventually became a U.S. state. Disputes
Premium United States Mexico
Ever since the end of world war two‚ tension between the US and USSR has constantly been present. This long constant tension between the two countries came to be known as the Cold War. Many attempts of soviet communistic expansion occurred over the span of the cold war‚ where many of those occurrences are tied to the US. Instances of communism in Germany‚ Asia‚ and Cuba could be highlighted as the most diplomatic of the cold war‚ and were all handled differently by the United States. After the
Premium Cold War World War II Soviet Union
From 1936 to 1939‚ the Spanish Civil War took place. In this said war‚ General Francisco Franco‚ strong supporter of nationalism‚ fought against the Loyalists‚ in order form a new government system for Spain‚ a Fascist government. Fascism is an extreme rightist view‚ more extreme than Monarchism and Nazism. In the Spanish Civil War‚ Franco was aided by Hitler and the German forces. The nationalists were aided slightly by the newly formed Italian country and their powerful Fascist leader‚ Mussolini
Premium Spanish Civil War Francisco Franco
Carthage’s Hispanic children; is directly related to the family interaction on a large level. I have been amazed by the love and compassion that is displayed between child siblings. The cultural rearing of Hispanic children is different than the American culture; in that‚ they are given many more opportunities to be independent. The children are allowed to play outside with little to no adult supervision at a very young age‚ often less than three years old. At times the older siblings are near
Premium Spanish language United States Hispanic
Word count (excluding titles and references): 1397 The Spanish Civil War. Explain some of the causes and consequences The Spanish civil war was a major conflict between the Republicans and Nationalists‚ which was fierce and bloody as over 500‚000 people were killed. It began in July of 1936‚ and waged on until April of 1939. Although later conflicts have overshadowed it‚ the Spanish civil war remains one of the bloodiest conflicts of our modern era as well as one of the most consequential as
Premium Spanish Civil War Francisco Franco Spain
Philippine-American War In the late 1800s‚ the U.S. became an imperialist power‚ competing to extend their influence throughout the world. The US had a few reasons for becoming an imperialist country. Their desire for economic growth‚ military expansion‚ and spreading their values and ideas compelled them to conquer other countries. But not all Americans believed that America should be imperialist. Those who disagreed with the pro-expansionist beliefs were afraid of conflict with other countries
Free United States
In this article‚ “Patterns of Development and Nationalism: Basque and Catalan Nationalism before the Spanish Civil War”‚ Juan Diez Medrano analyses the development and rise of nationalism in both the Basque County and Catalonia. Medrano developed two different hypotheses to support his argument. He first argues that‚ “traditionalist and separatist political nationalism was more intense in the Basque County than in Catalonia because Catalan peasantry and pre-industrial elites were better able to
Premium Spain Catalonia Catalan language