Several conflicts in the 19th and 20th centuries contributed to the shaping of the American identity in separate ways that eventually led up to the America that we know today‚ that is still changing politically‚ socially‚ and economically. Conflicts including the Spanish-American War‚ WWI‚ and the Roosevelt Corollary all changed greatly how the American identity is seen both domestically and internationally. These conflicts caused us to see ourselves as more powerful‚ however‚ more unstable. Other
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An Itch You Can’t Scratch Futurism is a movement in the 20th century that valued technology’s beauty. In their works of art the Futurists tried to capture the experience of a modern world transformed by steam engines‚ electricity‚ automobiles‚ and airplanes. Futurist art was an appreciation of life and sought to obliterate the contemplative concept of art. Instead of standing separate from the experience of the modern world‚ Futurist artists threw themselves into the battle against a tame past
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During the early decades of the twentieth century‚ African Americans left the South in growing numbers‚ migrating North‚ with hopes of leaving a life behind that was dictated by racism‚ Jim Crow law‚ disenfranchisement‚ and violence based on hatred of black skin. With dreams of new opportunities for economic self-sufficiency‚ political participation‚ integration and freedom from racial violence‚ African Americans were soon
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invention of the single wire telegraph and the co invention of mores code. With the help of other inventers‚ Mores was able to make models of the wire telegraphs‚ get a Patton on it‚ have wires installed up and down the Atlantic‚ changed the way the world and how ships communicate‚ and became a wealthy man. The telegraph is not used today because of the other ways we communicate but mores code is still used. Mores was born on April 27th 1791 in Massachusetts and died on April 2nd 1872. He lived in New York
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There was a specific critic of the Treaty of Versailles that stands out more than others; a failed painter‚ turned war hero who was ignited with the incendiary fuel of nationalism. That critic was Adolf Hitler. Hitler gained support relatively quickly following the Treaty of Versailles. In fact‚ Hitler used the Treaty of Versailles to rise to power. As I’ve stated‚ many germans (including radicalists) felt the treaty was immoral‚ and deprived Germany of self-determination. In fact‚ abolishing the
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The 19th century in Europe is characterized as one of the most peaceful centuries there was. Currently we are living in America in the 21st century and the violence rate as raised drastically‚ every time you turn the television on there has been a shooting‚ certain amount of people dead or a terrorist attack. The news today only talks about violence and our “president” ignoramus actions. During the 19th century in Europe they had two key principles to obtain relative peace‚ they are legitimacy and
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The Incas were a truly interesting race of people with a unique culture and religion. Though they lived long ago‚ we can still uncover information about their lives through the artifacts they left behind. These relics enable us to better understand their cultural development‚ and allow us to take a glimpse into their lives all those years ago. Many of the artifacts were directly traced to their cultural roots. One fascinating treasure was called the quena‚ a musical instrument invented by the Incas
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For Enlightenment‚ instead of always trying to accept social problems‚ they always tried to solve them. And the Enlightenment led to conflict because it threatened important social regions. There were philosophers‚ one was John Locke. He believed that people weren’t born good or evil. Locke also agreed with Hobbes that governments were formed through some type of social contract. Another one was Baron de Montesquieu. He believed that the way to spread this goal was by separate power so that not one
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United States president Theodore Roosevelt announced the Roosevelt Corollary‚ an addendum to the 1823 Monroe Doctrine‚ in response to European nations that were trying to force Venezuela to repay its debts. Roosevelt threatened to send naval ships to Venezuela if those nations sought to forcibly collect the debt. Stability must be preserved‚ Roosevelt said in his 1904 annual message to Congress‚ even if it requires an "exercise of international police power." The Roosevelt Corollary‚ based on the
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were just a cluster of twenty-five German speaking states‚ city-states‚ and duchies between France‚ Russia‚ and the north sea coast. When fighting for the right to finally be unified this brought fighting which was fueled by the rise in German nationalism in the early half of the 1800’s. Germany’s unification began with the uproar of 1848‚ when a series of revolutions came through Western Europe. There were many movements in Prussia‚ Bavaria‚ Baden and Saxony that all demanded modification and political
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